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| − | '''Portuguese''', also ''português'' or ''língua portuguesa'', is a [[Romance Language]] which origniated in [[Portugal]]. Like all Romance languages, Portugese originated from [[Latin]], and the first known use a distinct Portugese was around 900 AD. Portugese is widely spoken in [[Portugal]], [[Angola]], [[Mozambique]], and [[Brazil]]. It has about 230 million speakers worldwide, making it the seventh most widely spoken language in the world.<ref>[http://www.linguaportuguesa.ufrn.br/ A lingua portuguesa] (in | + | '''Portuguese''', also ''português'' or ''língua portuguesa'', is a [[Romance Language]] which origniated in [[Portugal]]. Like all Romance languages, Portugese originated from [[Latin]], and the first known use a distinct Portugese was around 900 AD. Portugese is widely spoken in [[Portugal]], [[Angola]], [[Mozambique]], and [[Brazil]]. It has about 230 million speakers worldwide, making it the seventh most widely spoken language in the world.<ref>[http://www.linguaportuguesa.ufrn.br/ A lingua portuguesa] (in Portuguese)</ref> |
Portuguese is closely related to [[Spanish]]; it looks similar on the page but sounds very different. There are also differences in [[vocabulary]] and [[pronunciation]] between European and South American Portuguese, much as there are between [[American English]] and [[British English]]. | Portuguese is closely related to [[Spanish]]; it looks similar on the page but sounds very different. There are also differences in [[vocabulary]] and [[pronunciation]] between European and South American Portuguese, much as there are between [[American English]] and [[British English]]. | ||
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Portuguese, also português or língua portuguesa, is a Romance Language which origniated in Portugal. Like all Romance languages, Portugese originated from Latin, and the first known use a distinct Portugese was around 900 AD. Portugese is widely spoken in Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, and Brazil. It has about 230 million speakers worldwide, making it the seventh most widely spoken language in the world.[1]
Portuguese is closely related to Spanish; it looks similar on the page but sounds very different. There are also differences in vocabulary and pronunciation between European and South American Portuguese, much as there are between American English and British English.
References
- ↑ A lingua portuguesa (in Portuguese)
