Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Ghana, Ivory coast
Total No. Of Countries
102
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National Language
Portugal
Ghana
Second Language
United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
- Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Derived From
Latin
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