Portuguese and Chinese Speaking countries

Portuguese vs Chinese Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10 whereas total number of countries where Chinese is official language is 5

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

Portuguese and Chinese as Minority Language

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

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

Portuguese and Chinese Regulators

Portuguese and Chinese speaking countries provide you Portuguese and Chinese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras regulates Portuguese language.Chinese is regulated by Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council. Also get to learn, Portuguese and Chinese Language History.

Portuguese and Chinese Continents

Thinking about Portuguese and Chinese continents in which Portuguese and Chinese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Portuguese and Chinese. Most of the Portuguese speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America. While Chinese speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Portuguese and Chinese languages:

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.

Chinese Interesting Facts:

• Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
• In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.

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