Portuguese and Spanish. In Brazil they speak Portuguese because in the (I believe) the 16th century, Portugal landed in the New World where Brazil now is and converted all the natives into Christians and also forced them to speak Portuguese instead of their language. Spanish is everywhere else because Spain conquered the rest of South America and "civilized" the "barbarians" of the New World.
The two main languages spoken in South America are Spanish and Portuguese. Spanish is the dominant language in most countries due to historical colonial influence, while Portuguese is primarily spoken in Brazil because it was a colony of Portugal. These languages have remained prevalent due to their continued use in education, media, and trade across the region.
The main languages spoken in South America are Spanish, Portuguese, and English in countries such as Brazil, Argentina, and Guyana. Indigenous languages are also spoken by various communities, including Quechua, Aymara, Guarani, and others.
The most widely spoken and common languages in the Western Hemisphere include:EnglishSpanishFrenchPortugueseNavajoYupikSiouxApacheQuechuaGarífunaInuktitutCherokeeChoctawDutchOther Native American LanguageVarious Caribbean CreolesVarious immigrant languages, including Chinese, German, and Tagalog
In Limpopo, South Africa, the main languages spoken are Sepedi, Xitsonga, Tshivenda, and isiZulu. English and Afrikaans are also widely spoken in the region.
The main languages spoken in America are English and Spanish. Other widely spoken languages include Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, French, and Arabic, among others. America is known for its linguistic diversity due to its history of immigration.
The only two European languages of Latin America are Spanish and Portuguese.* Latin America means "countries in America that speak Latin-based languages."*Note: if Haiti is included in the definition, then French is also spoken.
North and South America have more than four main languages, but if you have to pick, they would be:EnglishSpanishFrenchPortuguese
The two main languages spoken are Spanish and Portuguese and we continue to speak them because over the years they have become our native languages.
Spanish and Portuguese. Native languages are also abundant in South America.Spanish and Portuguese.
None. Latin America is the term for the countries in Central/South America whose main languages (Spanish or Portuguese) developed from Latin.
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All countries in South America have spanish as their national language except these 5. Click on the country to see more information about the languages spoken there:BrazilGuyanaFrench GuianaSurinameFalkland Islands
South Africa has 11 official languages and all these languages are allowed in court proceedings. However, the main language spoken is English.
Portuguese has the most native speakers, but is mainly spoken in Brazil. Spanish is the most widely spoken language across the continent.Some other languages spoken in the continent include English, Dutch, French, the Quechualanguages and Guarani.Most countries in South America have Spanish as an official language. Brazil covers about half the continent and has Portuguese as an official language. A few countries have French or English as official languages. Nearly all South American countries also officially recognize a variety of native American languages is specific regions or nationally.they speak spanishSpanish, Portuguese, Dutch, FrenchThe five languages spoken in South America are: Portuguese, Spanish, English, Dutch and French.No. Spanish is the most commonly spoken language. Out of the 13 countries in South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela), 9 speak Spanish. Of course they have other native languages and dialects but Spanish is the official and most used language.The 4 non-spanish speaking countries are: Brasil (Portuguese), French Guyana (French), Suriname (Dutch) and Guyana (English), but these last three territories have a very small population.Spanish an Portuguese are the most commonSpanish and portugueseThere are more than 200 languages spoken in South America, including:SpanishPortugueseDutchFrenchEnglishQuechuaGuaraniThe majority of People in South America live in Brazil, where Portuguese is spoken.Since South America is a continent and not one country, several languages are spoken. Spanish dominates but Portuguese, English, Dutch and French are spoken in South America.It depends on what you mean. Portuguese is spoken by more people in South America than any other Language. Spanish is the most WIDELY spoken language.Official languages are:- In Brazil - Portugese. Elsewhere - Spanish.
Portuguese and Spanish
English is the main language spoken everywhere in Connecticut, but there are large pockets in which other languages are spoken as well, including Polish, Spanish, and French.People in Connecticut speak English just like in America.
The only two European languages of Latin America are Spanish and Portuguese.* Latin America means "countries in America that speak Latin-based languages."*Note: if Haiti is included in the definition, then French is also spoken.
The most widely spoken language of Latin America is Spanish. It is official in 18 Latin American countries, and the majority of people speak it as their first language. Portuguese is spoken in Brazil, which while is only one country has by far the region's largest population with nearly 200 million people.There are several countries in the geographical region where French, English, Dutch, and creole languages based on these languages are spoken, but these areas are not always considered part of Latin America.There are also a large number of indigenous languages spoken alongside the official languages of Spanish and Portuguese, including Quechua, Guarani, and Aymara.The other 'major' language spoken in South America is ENGLISH. This is still widely spoken in Guyana. French and Dutch are not considered 'major languages" although they are spoken in French Guiana and Suriname respectively.Latin America refers only to the Spanish speaking countries of South and Central America, so there is only 1 main language: Spanish.Those would be:Spanish (375 million) - Mexico, Central America excluding Belize; most of the bigger islands in the Caribbean (i.e. Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico), most of South America exc. Brazil and the three Guyanas.Portuguese (203 million) - BrazilFrench (10 million) - HaitiThe only two languages spoken in Latin America are Spanish and PortugueseThe predominant language is Spanish, Portuguese is the second-most common language in Latin America.There are many language spoken in Latin America, but mostly Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese. In the whole continent of America (north and south) there is around 1,019 languages. Most are spoken by about 5 to 50 people, but are still languages non the less.people in latin America speak spanish, but there is a difference between spanish in Mexico and spanish in Spain, so they kinddad speak both