Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
Total No. Of Countries
107
0
46
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National Language
Portugal
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
Second Language
United States of America
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Europe
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
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.
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
French and Portuguese Languages
Derived From
Latin
Latin
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Romanesco
Where They Speak
Brazil
Lazio
How Many People Speak
204,000,000.003,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Central Italian
Where They Speak
Portugal
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.005,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Tuscan
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
How Many People Speak
4,000.0069,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
2615
0
188
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