Countries
India, Nepal
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Total No. Of Countries
210
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National Language
Nepal
Portugal
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
People's Republic of China
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Language Academy of Nepal
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
- 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
Hindi
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin