Portuguese and Croatian Speaking countries
Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Austria, Bosnia, Croatia, European Union, Herzegovina, Italy, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia
National Language
Portugal
Austria
Second Language
United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Europe
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Austria, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Romania
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics
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.
- In croatian language, everywhere there are words without vowels.
- Though croatian language was born in 9th century, the first written document in croatian was in 11th century.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Serbain and Bosnian
Derived From
Latin
Church Slavonic
Portuguese and Croatian as Minority Language
In Portuguese and Croatian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Portuguese and Croatian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.
- Croatian as minority language: Austria, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Romania.
If you want to compare Portuguese and Croatian dialects, then you can go to Portuguese vs Croatian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Portuguese and Croatian Regulators
Portuguese and Croatian speaking countries provide you Portuguese and Croatian 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.Croatian is regulated by Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics. Also get to learn, Portuguese and Croatian Language History.
Portuguese and Croatian Continents
Thinking about Portuguese and Croatian continents in which Portuguese and Croatian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Portuguese and Croatian. Most of the Portuguese speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America. While Croatian speaking countries lie in Europe. 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 Croatian 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.
Croatian Interesting Facts:
- In croatian language, everywhere there are words without vowels.
- Though croatian language was born in 9th century, the first written document in croatian was in 11th century.
The Portuguese language was derived from Latin and is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages whereas Portuguese language is similar to Serbain and Bosnian and derived from Church Slavonic.