Countries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Total No. Of Countries
210
0
46
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National Language
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
University of Sarajevo
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- South Slavic language group developed Bosnian Language.
- The muslim Bosnians are referred as "Bosniaks", who are the primary speakers of Bosnian 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
Serbian and Croatian
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
-
Latin
Dialect 1
Shtokavian
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Bosnia, Croatia, Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia
Brazil
How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00204,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Chakavian
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Croatia
Portugal
How Many People Speak
660,000.0010,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Kajkavian
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Croatia
Daman and Diu
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.004,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
626
0
188
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