Portuguese and Galician Speaking countries

Portuguese vs Galician Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10 whereas total number of countries where Galician is official language is 1

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

Portuguese and Galician as Minority Language

In Portuguese and Galician speaking countries you will get the countries which have Portuguese and Galician 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 Galician dialects, then you can go to Portuguese vs Galician Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Portuguese and Galician Regulators

Portuguese and Galician speaking countries provide you Portuguese and Galician 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.Galician is regulated by Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega). Also get to learn, Portuguese and Galician Language History.

Portuguese and Galician Continents

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

Galician Interesting Facts:

• In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
• The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.

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