Polish and Portuguese Speaking countries

Polish

Portuguese

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Countries

European Union, Poland

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

Poland

Portugal

Second Language

Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine

United States of America

Speaking Continents

Europe

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America

Minority Language

Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine

Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America

Regulated By

Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego)

Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras

Interesting Facts

Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.

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

Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages

Spanish and Galician Languages

Derived From

Latin

Polish vs Portuguese Countries

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

Polish Speaking Countries: European Union, Poland.
Portuguese Speaking Countries: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe.

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

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

Polish and Portuguese as Minority Language

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

Polish as minority language: Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine.
Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.

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

Polish and Portuguese Regulators

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

Polish and Portuguese Continents

Thinking about Polish and Portuguese continents in which Polish and Portuguese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Polish and Portuguese. Most of the Polish 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 Polish and Portuguese languages:

Polish Interesting Facts:

Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.

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 Polish language was derived from and is similar to Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages whereas Polish language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.