Portuguese Language
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| Ethnicity | Lusophones |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | |
| Brazilians | |
| Luso-Asians | |
| Luso-Africans | |
| Native speakers | 223 million (2012–2016); 20 million L2 speakers |
| Signed forms | Manually coded |
| Portuguese | |
| Language family | Romance languages |
| Writing systems | Latin script |
| Portuguese orthography | |
| Portuguese Braille | |
| Regulated by | Academia Brasileira de Letras |
| Sciences Academy of Lisbon | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2621202 |
About Portuguese Language
Portuguese is a Western Romance language originating in the Iberian Peninsula. It is the sole official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe. It also has co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea and Chinese Macau.
