Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
104
0
46
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National Language
Portugal
Iran
Second Language
United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Balochi Academy, National Languages 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.
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
Latin
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Brazil
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
204,000,000.005,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Portugal
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.001,800,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
How Many People Speak
4,000.003,400,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
263
0
188
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