Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
India, Nepal
Total No. Of Countries
102
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46
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National Language
Portugal
India, Nepal
Second Language
United States of America
Nepal
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Bhojpuri Language
Derived From
Latin
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How Many People Speak?
231.00 million32.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
3.27 %0.41 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
216.00 million27.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
15.00 million2.80 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Português
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
Alternative Names
Português
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
French Name
portugais
maithili
German Name
Portugiesisch
Maithili
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
[ˈmaitʰili]
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Maithil