Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
India, Manipur
Total No. Of Countries
101
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46
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National Language
Portugal
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast 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
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
Latin
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How Many People Speak?
231.00 million1.50 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
3.27 %0.01 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
216.00 million1.50 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
15.00 million1.50 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Português
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Português
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
portugais
Meithei
German Name
Portugiesisch
Meithei
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Meithei people