Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Total No. Of Countries
102
0
46
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National Language
Portugal
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Second Language
United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Europe
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
University of Sarajevo
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.
- South Slavic language group developed Bosnian Language.
- The muslim Bosnians are referred as "Bosniaks", who are the primary speakers of Bosnian language.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Serbian and Croatian
Derived From
Latin
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Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Shtokavian
Where They Speak
Brazil
Bosnia, Croatia, Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia
How Many People Speak
204,000,000.0013,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Chakavian
Where They Speak
Portugal
Croatia
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00660,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Kajkavian
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Croatia
How Many People Speak
4,000.0021,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
266
0
188
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