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Why do most people of Latin America speak either Spanish or Portuguese Hint it happened in 1494.?
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∙ 12y ago
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.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 12y agoBecause conquistadors came over from Spain and Portugal and made people except the languages.
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What happened to most of the native American groups that fought the Spanish conquistadors?
Most of them were killed, so their tribes either died out or were made much smaller, and forced under the rule of the Spanish.
Is English or Portuguese the harder language to learn?
In order to answer this, you have to specify the native language of the learner. For example:A Spanish-speaking person might find Portuguese easierA Dutch-speaking person might find English easierA Mandarin-speaking person might not find either one more difficult than the other
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i dont know either., :)
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"Something Natural" makes the best portuguese bread on nantucket without a doubt. You can buy this bread at either Something Natural or at The Stop and Shop.
What continent slaves were brought to the new world?
Most of the slaves that were brought to the New World, or the Americas, were from the continent of Africa. They were either sold by African chief or Arab slave traders to Portuguese or Spanish slave traders. More specifically, West Africa is where most of the slaves had previously lived. The slave trade was very popular and prosperous for slave traders. The first nation to profit on slaves was Portugal.
Most people on which continent speak either portuguese or spanish?
South America.
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.
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.
Why do 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 is the primary religion practiced and the primary language spoken in Latin America?
I'm not sure, but I would guess Christian and either Spanish, Portuguese, or English
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 languages are spoken by most Latin Americans?
By definition, Latin Americans speak Spanish, Portuguese and French. Most speak either Spanish or Portuguese.
Conversation in Latin American countries?
Either Spanish, French or Portuguese.
Where in latin America do some people not have a spanish portuguese or french heritage?
In Suriname and Guyana. Most people there are either descendants of the Dutch or British colonizers, or of the Africans and South Asians which were brought to or migrated there as laborers.
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.
What happened to heretics during the Spanish Inquisition?
They were either converted or slain.
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.
