Malaysian and Portuguese Speaking countries
Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Malaysia
Portugal
Second Language
Indonesia
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Thailand
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
- 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
Indonesian Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Tamil Language
Latin
Malaysian and Portuguese as Minority Language
In Malaysian and Portuguese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Malaysian and Portuguese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Malaysian as minority language: Thailand.
- Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.
If you want to compare Malaysian and Portuguese dialects, then you can go to Malaysian vs Portuguese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Malaysian and Portuguese Regulators
Malaysian and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Malaysian and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka regulates Malaysian language.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Malaysian and Portuguese Language History.
Malaysian and Portuguese Continents
Thinking about Malaysian and Portuguese continents in which Malaysian and Portuguese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Malaysian and Portuguese. Most of the Malaysian 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 Malaysian and Portuguese languages:
Malaysian Interesting Facts:
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
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 Malaysian language was derived from Tamil Language and is similar to Indonesian Language whereas Malaysian language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.