Countries
Belarus, Poland
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Total No. Of Countries
210
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46
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National Language
Belarus, Gambia
Portugal
Second Language
Poland
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
- Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
- 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
Russian and Ukrainian
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
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Latin
How Many People Speak?
9.63 million231.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.11 %3.27 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
7.60 million216.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.89 million15.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)
Português
Alternative Names
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian
Português
French Name
biélorusse
portugais
German Name
Weißrussisch
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[bʲɛlaˈruskʲi]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Belarusians
Portuguese people or portugueses