Oromo and Portuguese Speaking countries
Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Ethiopia
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Somalia
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
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- 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
Somali Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Oromo and Portuguese as Minority Language
In Oromo and Portuguese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Oromo and Portuguese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Oromo as minority language: Somalia.
- Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.
If you want to compare Oromo and Portuguese dialects, then you can go to Oromo vs Portuguese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Oromo and Portuguese Regulators
Oromo and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Oromo and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Oromo 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, Oromo and Portuguese Language History.
Oromo and Portuguese Continents
Thinking about Oromo and Portuguese continents in which Oromo and Portuguese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Oromo and Portuguese. Most of the Oromo speaking countries lie in Africa. 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 Oromo and Portuguese languages:
Oromo Interesting Facts:
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
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 Oromo language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Somali Language whereas Oromo language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.