Portuguese and Slovak Speaking countries
Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia
National Language
Portugal
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia
Second Language
United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Europe
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic
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.
- Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
- Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Czech Language
Derived From
Latin
Czech-Slovak Language
Portuguese and Slovak as Minority Language
In Portuguese and Slovak speaking countries you will get the countries which have Portuguese and Slovak 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.
- Slovak as minority language: Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine.
If you want to compare Portuguese and Slovak dialects, then you can go to Portuguese vs Slovak Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Portuguese and Slovak Regulators
Portuguese and Slovak speaking countries provide you Portuguese and Slovak 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.Slovak is regulated by Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic. Also get to learn, Portuguese and Slovak Language History.
Portuguese and Slovak Continents
Thinking about Portuguese and Slovak continents in which Portuguese and Slovak speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Portuguese and Slovak. Most of the Portuguese speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America. While Slovak 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 Slovak 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.
Slovak Interesting Facts:
- Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
- Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
The Portuguese language was derived from Latin and is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages whereas Portuguese language is similar to Czech Language and derived from Czech-Slovak Language.