Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Total No. Of Countries
102
0
46
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National Language
Portugal
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Second Language
United States of America
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Europe
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
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.
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Romanian
Derived From
Latin
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Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Gheg Albanian
Where They Speak
Brazil
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
How Many People Speak
204,000,000.003,400,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Tosk Albanian
Where They Speak
Portugal
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.001,800,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Arbëresh
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Italy
How Many People Speak
4,000.00100,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
264
0
188
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