Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Belarus, Poland
Total No. Of Countries
102
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46
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National Language
Portugal
Belarus, Gambia
Second Language
United States of America
Poland
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 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.
- Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
- Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Russian and Ukrainian
Derived From
Latin
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How Many People Speak?
231.00 million9.63 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
3.27 %0.11 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
216.00 million7.60 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
15.00 million5.89 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Português
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)
Alternative Names
Português
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian
French Name
portugais
biélorusse
German Name
Portugiesisch
Weißrussisch
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
[bʲɛlaˈruskʲi]
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Belarusians