Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine
Total No. Of Countries
106
0
46
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National Language
Portugal
Moldova, Romania
Second Language
United States of America
Kazakhstan, Russia
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li
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.
- Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
- The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.
Derived From
Latin
Latin
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Aromanian
Where They Speak
Brazil
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey
How Many People Speak
204,000,000.00250,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Megleno-Romanian
Where They Speak
Portugal
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.005,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Istro-Romanian
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Croatia
How Many People Speak
4,000.001,400.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
2610
0
188
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