Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
India, No official status
Total No. Of Countries
100
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
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
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.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Maithili and Magahi
Derived From
Latin
Sanskrit Language
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Brazil
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
How Many People Speak
204,000,000.0016,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Fiji Hindi
Where They Speak
Portugal
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00380,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
India
How Many People Speak
4,000.0038,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
2613
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
231.00 million40.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
3.27 %0.43 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
216.00 million40.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
15.00 million38.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Português
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Alternative Names
Português
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
French Name
portugais
bhojpuri
German Name
Portugiesisch
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Bhojpuri speakers