Portuguese and Finnish Speaking countries
Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
European Union, Finland
National Language
Portugal
Estonia, Finland, Norway, Russia, Sweden
Second Language
United States of America
Estonia
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation, Sweden
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Institute for the Languages of Finland
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.
- Finnish language has adopted many words from Iranian, Turkic, Baltic, Germanic and Slavic languages.
- In Finnish language, there are no articles or grammatical gender.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Estonian and Livonian Languages
Derived From
Latin
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Portuguese and Finnish as Minority Language
In Portuguese and Finnish speaking countries you will get the countries which have Portuguese and Finnish 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.
- Finnish as minority language: Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation, Sweden.
If you want to compare Portuguese and Finnish dialects, then you can go to Portuguese vs Finnish Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Portuguese and Finnish Regulators
Portuguese and Finnish speaking countries provide you Portuguese and Finnish 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.Finnish is regulated by Institute for the Languages of Finland. Also get to learn, Portuguese and Finnish Language History.
Portuguese and Finnish Continents
Thinking about Portuguese and Finnish continents in which Portuguese and Finnish speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Portuguese and Finnish. Most of the Portuguese speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America. While Finnish speaking countries lie in Asia, 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 Finnish 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.
Finnish Interesting Facts:
- Finnish language has adopted many words from Iranian, Turkic, Baltic, Germanic and Slavic languages.
- In Finnish language, there are no articles or grammatical gender.
The Portuguese language was derived from Latin and is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages whereas Portuguese language is similar to Estonian and Livonian Languages and derived from Not Available.