Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
India
Total No. Of Countries
101
0
46
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National Language
Portugal
India
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
Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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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.
- Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
- Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Bengali Language
Derived From
Latin
Sanskrit Language
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Kathiyawadi
Where They Speak
Brazil
India, Mauritius, Oman, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States of America
How Many People Speak
204,000,000.0046,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Kharwa
Where They Speak
Portugal
India, Mauritius, Pakistan, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States of America
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.0056,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Surati
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
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How Many People Speak
4,000.0056,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
268
0
188
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