Portuguese language

Portuguese
português
Pronunciation
Native toPortugal, Brazil
Native speakers
215 million (2010)[2]
Early form
Latin (Portuguese alphabet)
Portuguese Braille
Official status
Official language in

Many international organisations
Regulated byInternational Portuguese Language Institute
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazil)
Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras (Portugal)
CPLP
Language codes
ISO 639-1pt
ISO 639-2por
ISO 639-3por
Linguasphere51-AAA-a
  Native language
  Official and administrative language
  Cultural or secondary language
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Man speaks Portuguese

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.

  1. Regional pronunciation in Brazil:
    [po̞χtuˈɡeɕ ~ puxtuˈgeɕ] (BP-florianopolitano), (BP-fluminenseii)5
    [poɾtuˈɡes] (BP-paulistano), (BP-curittiban Ftt5to), (BP-catarinense),
    [poɹtuˈɡejs] (BP-cttkaipira), (BP-sulista, colloquial), (BP-sertanejo),
    [po̞χtuˈɡes ~ po̞htuˈɡes] (BP-capixaba), (BP-mineiro), (BP-brasiliense),
    [pɔχtuˈɡejs] (BP-nordestino), (BP-baiano), (BP-nortista), [po̞ɾtuˈɡes] (BP-gaúcho), (riverense portuñol).
    In this discussion of a female politician from Alagoas state it is possible to notice that the "r" in this position is an [h] sound https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKoGPP0ntz0
  2. Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2010" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2010

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