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Spain, Portugual, France, and the Netherlands colonized it and spread their religion and languages. This is just like how England colonized America and now they speak English instead of Native American languages like they would if they weren't colonized
More people speak Portuguese in Latin America than any other language, but Spanish is spoken in the largest number of countries.
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Spanish became the main language in Latin America due to the colonization by Spain in the 16th century. The Spanish language spread through the region as a result of colonial rule, missionary activity, and migration, becoming dominant over indigenous languages. Today, Spanish is the most widely spoken language in Latin America, with a few exceptions where indigenous languages still hold significance.
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What is the main language for Latin America?
More people speak Portuguese in Latin America than any other language, but Spanish is more widely spoken.
What are two main languages in Latin American?
Spanish and Portuguese are the two main languages spoken in Latin America. Spanish is the predominant language in most countries, while Portuguese is primarily spoken in Brazil.
Which two countries are basis for the language and customs of Latin America?
Portugal and Spain
Name the continent where the main language is Spanish?
south America
What are the two main European languages spoken in Latin 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.
What is the main language for Latin America?
More people speak Portuguese in Latin America than any other language, but Spanish is more widely spoken.
Why Latin America called Latin?
The main language spoken across South America is Spanish, which is derived from the Latin language.
Which is a major language in Latin America?
Spanish, Portuguese and French are the main languages found in Latin America.
What is the main language and religion of latin amerca?
Main language: Half the surface of South America is Brazil; the main language there is Portuguese. The other half of South America, and most of Central America, speaks Spanish as the main language. Religion: The main religion is Christianity.
Why are Spanish and Christianity the main language and religion in Latin America?
Actually, Roman Catholic is a religion, which has been a main religion in Spain for hundreds of years.
What are the main languages and religions of the people of Middle America?
Language: About half of South America (by surface), and therefore about half of Latin America, is Brazil, where they speak Portuguese. In most of the remainder of Latin America, Spanish is spoken. Religion: The main religion is Christianity. The Catholic Church traditionally had a great influence, but people are gradually changing over to various Protestant churches.
One result of the European conquest of Latin America was that in Latin America?
Spanish and Portuguese are the main languages and Christianity is the main religion.
What is the main language spoken and religion practiced in Latina America todaywhy?
There are two main languages - Portuguese, and Spanish. As to the "why", that's because of the history of Latin America. Most of it was colonized by Spain and Portugal.
What is the two primary languages in latin America?
The two major languages of Latin America would most likely be Spanish and Portuguese.
What languages are spoken in Latin America?
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
Name the continent where the main language is Spanish?
south America
Which Latin American countries predominantly speak Spanish?
Mainly, almost all of South America and Central America - with the exception of some small countries, like Haiti and Suriname. Also, it should be noted that many of these countries speak additional languages - for example, in Bolivia, Spanish is the main language, but yet there are millions of people who don't speak Spanish; only Quechua or Aymara. Also, of course Spain, Equatorial Guinea, Philippines. Several other countries have smaller amounts of people who speak Spanish - for example, the United States has a fairly large Spanish-speaking minority.
