Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Total No. Of Countries
510
0
46
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National Language
China, Taiwan
Portugal
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
- 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
Japanese and Korean Languages
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
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Latin
Dialect 1
Mandarin
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
Brazil
How Many People Speak
960,000,000.00204,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Wu
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
China, United States of America
Portugal
How Many People Speak
80,000,000.0010,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Yue
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
Daman and Diu
How Many People Speak
60,000,000.004,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
1026
0
188
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