Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
Total No. Of Countries
105
0
46
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National Language
Portugal
China, Taiwan
Second Language
United States of America
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Indonesia, Malaysia
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
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.
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Japanese and Korean Languages
Derived From
Latin
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Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Mandarin
Where They Speak
Brazil
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
How Many People Speak
204,000,000.00960,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Wu
Where They Speak
Portugal
China, United States of America
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.0080,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Yue
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
How Many People Speak
4,000.0060,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
2610
0
188
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