Portuguese language
Western Romance language of the Indo-European language family / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Portuguese (Portuguese: português) is a Romance language. It came from Galician-Portuguese, which was first spoken in Northwestern Iberia. It then spread south and split. During the colonial era, Portuguese was also spread to Brazil and other parts of the world.
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Portuguese | |
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português | |
Pronunciation | |
Native to | Portugal, Brazil |
Native speakers | 215 million (2010)[2] |
Early form | |
Latin (Portuguese alphabet) Portuguese Braille | |
Official status | |
Official language in | 9 countries Many international organisations |
Regulated by | International Portuguese Language Institute Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazil) Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras (Portugal) CPLP |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | pt |
ISO 639-2 | por |
ISO 639-3 | por |
Linguasphere | 51-AAA-a |
Native language
Official and administrative language
Cultural or secondary language | |
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