Irish and Portuguese Speaking countries

Irish vs Portuguese Countries

Comparing Irish vs Portuguese countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Irish and Portuguese languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Irish is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10

Find if Irish and Portuguese are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Irish and Portuguese speaking countries will give you the presence of Irish and Portuguese languages in different countries. Along with Irish vs Portuguese countries, you can also compare Irish vs Portuguese.

Irish and Portuguese as Minority Language

In Irish and Portuguese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Irish and Portuguese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

If you want to compare Irish and Portuguese dialects, then you can go to Irish vs Portuguese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Irish and Portuguese Regulators

Irish and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Irish and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Foras na Gaeilge regulates Irish language.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Irish and Portuguese Language History.

Irish and Portuguese Continents

Thinking about Irish and Portuguese continents in which Irish and Portuguese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Irish and Portuguese. Most of the Irish speaking countries lie in Europe. While Portuguese speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Irish and Portuguese languages:

Irish Interesting Facts:

• In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
• There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.

Portuguese Interesting Facts:

• Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
• The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.

The Irish language was derived from and is similar to Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages whereas Irish language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.