Portuguese and German Speaking countries

Portuguese vs German Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10 whereas total number of countries where German is official language is 7

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

Portuguese and German as Minority Language

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

Portuguese and German Regulators

Portuguese and German speaking countries provide you Portuguese and German 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.German is regulated by Council for German Orthography. Also get to learn, Portuguese and German Language History.

Portuguese and German Continents

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

German Interesting Facts:

• One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
• The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.

The Portuguese language was derived from Latin and is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages whereas Portuguese language is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages and derived from Albanian Languages.