Countries
Burkina Faso
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Total No. Of Countries
110
0
46
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National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
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Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
- 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
Dagbani Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
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Latin
How Many People Speak?
7.60 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
5.00 million15.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Mosse
Português
Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi
Português
French Name
moré
portugais
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Mossi
Portuguese people or portugueses