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Portuguese and Zulu Speaking countries


Zulu and Portuguese Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
10   
6
1   
14

National Language
Portugal   
South Africa   

Second Language
United States of America   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America   
Africa   

Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras   
Pan South African Language Board   

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.
  
  • The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
  

Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages   
Xhosa Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

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Portuguese and Zulu as Minority Language

In Portuguese and Zulu speaking countries you will get the countries which have Portuguese and Zulu 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.
  • Zulu as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Portuguese and Zulu Regulators

Portuguese and Zulu speaking countries provide you Portuguese and Zulu 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.Zulu is regulated by Pan South African Language Board. Also get to learn, Portuguese and Zulu Language History.

Portuguese and Zulu Continents

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

Portuguese Interesting Facts:

Zulu Interesting Facts:

The Portuguese language was derived from Latin and is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages whereas Portuguese language is similar to Xhosa Language and derived from Not Available.

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