Portuguese and French Speaking countries

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Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe

Portugal

United States of America

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America

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

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

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.

Spanish and Galician Languages

Latin

Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu

France

Africa, Canada

Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America

Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam

Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française

French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
French is the top language in Culinary Scene.

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Portuguese vs French Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is whereas total number of countries where French is official language is

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

Portuguese and French as Minority Language

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

Portuguese as minority language: .
French as minority language: .

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

Portuguese and French Regulators

Portuguese and French speaking countries provide you Portuguese and French regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. regulates Portuguese language.French is regulated by . Also get to learn, Portuguese vs French.

Portuguese and French Continents

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

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French Interesting Facts:

The Portuguese language was derived from and is similar to whereas Portuguese language is similar to and derived from .