Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
Total No. Of Countries
104
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National Language
Portugal
Sweden
Second Language
United States of America
Finland
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Antartica, Europe
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
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.
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Norwegian and Danish Language
Derived From
Latin
Old Norse Language