Portuguese and French Speaking countries

Portuguese

French

French and Portuguese Speaking Countries

Countries

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

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

Total No. Of Countries

National Language

Portugal

France

Second Language

United States of America

Africa, Canada

Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America

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

Minority Language

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

Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam

Regulated By

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

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

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.

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

Similar To

Spanish and Galician Languages

Italian Language

Derived From

Latin

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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: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.
French as minority language: Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam.

If you want to compare Portuguese and French dialects, then you can go to Portuguese vs French Dialects. 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. Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras regulates Portuguese language.French is regulated by Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française. Also get to learn, Portuguese and French Language History.

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 Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America. While French speaking countries lie in Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, 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 Portuguese and French 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.

French Interesting Facts:

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

The Portuguese language was derived from Latin and is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages whereas Portuguese language is similar to Italian Language and derived from Latin.