Tibetan and Portuguese Speaking countries
Countries
China, Nepal
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Nepal, Tibet
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
China, India, Nepal
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Committee for the Standardisation of the Tibetan Language
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- Tibetan dialects vary alot, so it's difficult for tibetans to understand each other if they are not from same area.
- Tibetan is tonal with six tones in all: short low, long low, high falling, low falling, short high, long high.
- 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.
Similar To
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Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
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Latin
Tibetan and Portuguese as Minority Language
In Tibetan and Portuguese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Tibetan and Portuguese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Tibetan as minority language: China, India, Nepal.
- Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.
If you want to compare Tibetan and Portuguese dialects, then you can go to Tibetan vs Portuguese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Tibetan and Portuguese Regulators
Tibetan and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Tibetan and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Committee for the Standardisation of the Tibetan Language regulates Tibetan language.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Tibetan and Portuguese Language History.
Tibetan and Portuguese Continents
Thinking about Tibetan and Portuguese continents in which Tibetan and Portuguese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Tibetan and Portuguese. Most of the Tibetan speaking countries lie in Asia. While Portuguese speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America. 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 Tibetan and Portuguese languages:
Tibetan Interesting Facts:
- Tibetan dialects vary alot, so it's difficult for tibetans to understand each other if they are not from same area.
- Tibetan is tonal with six tones in all: short low, long low, high falling, low falling, short high, long high.
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.
The Tibetan language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Tibetan language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.