Countries
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Total No. Of Countries
610
0
46
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National Language
Moldova, Romania
Portugal
Second Language
Kazakhstan, Russia
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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.
Similar To
French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Latin
Latin
Dialect 1
Aromanian
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey
Brazil
How Many People Speak
250,000.00204,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Megleno-Romanian
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey
Portugal
How Many People Speak
5,000.0010,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Istro-Romanian
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Croatia
Daman and Diu
How Many People Speak
1,400.004,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
1026
0
188
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