Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Bhutan
Total No. Of Countries
101
0
46
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National Language
Portugal
Bhutan
Second Language
United States of America
India
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
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Dzongkha Development Commission
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.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Sikkimese Language
Derived From
Latin
Tibetan Language
How Many People Speak?
231.00 million0.64 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
3.27 %0.07 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
216.00 million0.17 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
15.00 million0.47 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Português
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
Português
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
portugais
dzongkha
German Name
Portugiesisch
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
[t͡ɕoŋkʰa]
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Ngalop people