Countries
Haiti
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Total No. Of Countries
110
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National Language
Haiti
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Central America, North America
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Cuba
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- In the year 1940, the first technical orthography for Haitian Creole was developed.
- In Haiian Creole, the word 'creole' is of Latin origin via a Portuguese term that means, "person raised in one's house".
- 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
French Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
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Latin