Javanese and Portuguese Speaking countries
Countries
Indonesia
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Indonesia
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
- The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
- 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.
Similar To
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Javanese and Portuguese as Minority Language
In Javanese and Portuguese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Javanese and Portuguese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Javanese as minority language: Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname.
- Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.
If you want to compare Javanese and Portuguese dialects, then you can go to Javanese vs Portuguese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Javanese and Portuguese Regulators
Javanese and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Javanese and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Javanese is not regulated.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Javanese and Portuguese Language History.
Javanese and Portuguese Continents
Thinking about Javanese and Portuguese continents in which Javanese and Portuguese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Javanese and Portuguese. Most of the Javanese speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Javanese and Portuguese languages:
Javanese Interesting Facts:
- The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
- The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
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 Javanese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages whereas Javanese language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.