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Why do most Latin American countries speak either Spanish or Portuguese?
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∙ 6y ago
Because that's pretty much the definition of "Latin" America: any country in the Americas that speak a Romance language, such as Spanish, Portuguese, or French.
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Conversation in Latin American countries?
Either Spanish, French or Portuguese.
Why most Latin American countries speak either Spanish or Portuguese?
Because that's pretty much the definition of "Latin" America: any country in the Americas that speak a Romance language, such as Spanish, Portuguese, or French.
What language is spoken in the greatest number of Latin American countries?
Spanish is the primary language. In some parts of South America there is still a population that speaks Mayan and other Native American languages.
What languages are spoken by most Latin Americans?
By definition, Latin Americans speak Spanish, Portuguese and French. Most speak either Spanish or Portuguese.
Most people on which continent speak either portuguese or spanish?
South America.
Why do Latin American countries speak Spanish?
Latin American countries speak Spanish because Spain was a major colonizer of Latin and South America, and vigorously imposed its language on the people living there, to a greater degree than either England or even France.
Why do most people of Latin America speak either Spanish or Portuguese Hint it happened in 1494.?
I think you're confusing Latin America with South America. Most people speak Spanish or Portuguese in South America because Spain and Portugal invaded and colonized the region.However, most people of "Latin" America speak either Spanish or Portuguese because that's pretty much the definition of Latin America: any American country where a Romance language is spoken, such as Spanish or Portuguese.
In latin America and Anglo- America not everyone has the same heritage name an exception for both of them?
Language. While Anglo-America is overly English-speaking, most countries in Latin America speak either Spanish or Portuguese.
What spanish speaking countries did coconuts come from?
Scientists are fairly certain at this point that coconuts came from South Asia, either from India or Sumatra--that's still up for debate. The name "coconut" actually comes from Portuguese.
Either Portuguese or Spanish is spoken on which continent?
Portuguese and Spanish are the two major languages spoken in South America--and one or the other is the official language of every country in South America except for Guyana, French Guyana, and Suriname.
What is 'nada' when translated from Portuguese and Spanish to English?
"He (it, one, she) swims" or "You swim" as a verb and "nothing" as a noun are English equivalents of the Portuguese and Spanish word nada. Context makes clear which option suits, with Spanish having an additional use of ¡Nada! as the second person singular imperative meaning "Swim!" The respective pronunciations will be "NA-duh" in Cariocan and continental Portuguese and "NA-tha" in Spanish.
Why in new Orleans you heard people speak spanish on the streets?
Because some people either visit from Spanish-speaking countries or they emigrate from spanish-speaking countries.
