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Portuguese

Romance Languages

Portuguese is a Western Romance language of the Indo-European family, written in the Latin script. With approximately 267 million native speakers, it is the fifth most spoken native language in the world and the most widely spoken language in the Southern Hemisphere.

Facts
ISO 639-3 Code
por 2
Speaker Count
267,000,000 2
Ethnologue total figure, 2012-2022.
Status
Living 2
Wikipedia article on Portuguese: a currently spoken living language with an active native-speaker population; checked 2026-09-27.
Attested From (Year)
from 801 3
Region
Portugal, Brazil, Lusophone Africa, and other Portuguese-speaking territories worldwide 2
Classification
Language Kind
Safe 1
Official Status
Co-Official Language 2
Connections

Ancestor Of

Angolan Portuguese, Dialects and Varieties
Source Wikipedia: Angolan Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese, Dialects and Varieties
Source Wikipedia: Brazilian Portuguese
European Portuguese, Dialects and Varieties
Source Wikipedia: European Portuguese

In Family

Indo-European, Language Families
Source Wikipedia: Portuguese Language

Written In

Latin Script, Scripts
In the Other Atlases

Cases Where Used

Hope Channel

Also in Divinity Atlas: used in this subject.

Radio Renascença

Also in Divinity Atlas: used in this subject.

The Herem on Baruch Spinoza

Also in Divinity Atlas: used in this subject.

Three Angels Broadcasting Network

Also in Divinity Atlas: used in this subject.

Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance

Also in History Atlas: used in this subject.

Treaty of Tlatelolco

Also in History Atlas: used in this subject.

Treaty of Utrecht

Also in History Atlas: used in this subject.

Original Language Of

Antonio das Mortes

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Black Orpheus

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Central Station

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Citizenfour

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a work originally in this language.

City of God

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Elite Squad

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Second Life

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Senna (film)

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a work originally in this language.

The Triplets of Belleville

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Blindness

Also in Literature Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Clarice Lispector

Also in Literature Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Fernando Pessoa

Also in Literature Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Herta Müller

Also in Literature Atlas: a work originally in this language.

José Saramago

Also in Literature Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Luís de Camões

Also in Literature Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Os Lusíadas

Also in Literature Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Paulo Coelho

Also in Literature Atlas: a work originally in this language.

The Alchemist (novel)

Also in Literature Atlas: a work originally in this language.

The Book of Disquiet

Also in Literature Atlas: a work originally in this language.

The Hour of the Star

Also in Literature Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Tristan Tzara

Also in Literature Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Located In

Portugal

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.

Found In

Africa

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Europe

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

South America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Glottolog: Portuguese (Glottolog languoid port1283)
GlottologEndangerment, AES status
Quote, Endangerment, AES status
AES status: not endangered
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2. Wikipedia: Portuguese Language
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    With approximately 267 million native speakers, it is the fifth-most spoken native language in the world, and the most widely spoken language in the Southern Hemisphere.
  • Infobox, ISO 639-3
    por
  • Infobox, Region
    Portugal, Brazil, Lusophone Africa, and other Portuguese-speaking territories worldwide
  • Lead section
    It is the official language of eight countries - Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Timor-Leste - and is co-official with other languages in Macau and Equatorial Guinea.
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3. Omniglot: Portuguese language, alphabet and pronunciation
OmniglotLanguage at a glance
Quote, Language at a glance
First written : 9th century
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Wikipedia: Brazilian Portuguese
Wikimedia FoundationAncestor Of: Brazilian Portuguese, Lead section
Quote, Ancestor Of: Brazilian Portuguese, Lead section
Brazilian Portuguese differs from varieties spoken in Portugal and Portuguese-speaking African countries, particularly in phonology and prosody.
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Wikipedia: European Portuguese
Wikimedia FoundationAncestor Of: European Portuguese, Lead sentence
Quote, Ancestor Of: European Portuguese, Lead sentence
se (Portuguese: português de Portugal), is a dialect of the Portuguese language spoken in Portugal.
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Wikipedia: Angolan Portuguese
Wikimedia FoundationAncestor Of: Angolan Portuguese, Lead sentence
Quote, Ancestor Of: Angolan Portuguese, Lead sentence
português de Angola) is a group of dialects and accents of Portuguese used in Angola.
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