Portuguese

Summary

Portuguese is a natural language^[1]. Portuguese ranks in the top 2% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,614 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Portuguese is in the country of Portugal^[3].
• Portuguese is in the country of Brazil^[4].
• Portuguese is in the country of Spain^[5].
• Portuguese is in the country of Angola^[6].
• Portuguese is in the country of Cape Verde^[7].
• Portuguese is in the country of Taiwan^[8].
• Portuguese's instance of is recorded as natural language^[9].
• Portuguese's instance of is recorded as modern language^[10].
• Portuguese is a type of Galician–Portuguese^[11].
• Portuguese's writing system is recorded as Portuguese alphabet^[12].
• Portuguese's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[13].
• Portuguese's Commons category is recorded as Portuguese language^[14].
• Portuguese's Wikimedia language code is recorded as pt^[15].
• Portuguese comprises European Portuguese^[16].
• Portuguese comprises Barranquenho^[17].
• Portuguese comprises Brazilian Portuguese^[18].
• Portuguese comprises Angolan Portuguese^[19].
• Portuguese comprises Guinean Portuguese^[20].
• Portuguese comprises Mozambican Portuguese^[21].
• Portuguese comprises Cape Verdean Portuguese^[22].
• Portuguese comprises São Tomean Portuguese^[23].
• Portuguese comprises Macanese Portuguese^[24].
• Portuguese comprises East Timorese Portuguese^[25].
• Portuguese comprises Portuguese language in Goa^[26].
• Portuguese comprises Q134761929^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language^[9] and modern language^[10]. Portuguese is a type of Galician–Portuguese^[11].

Use and Application

Components include European Portuguese^[16], a dialect^[28], in Portugal^[29]; Barranquenho^[17], a dialect^[30]; Brazilian Portuguese^[18], a dialect^[31], in Brazil^[32]; Angolan Portuguese^[19], a dialect^[33], in Angola^[34]; Guinean Portuguese^[20], a dialect^[35], in Guinea-Bissau^[36]; and Mozambican Portuguese^[21], a dialect^[37], in Mozambique^[38].

Influence

Things named for Portuguese include World Portuguese Language Day^[39], a world day^[40], founded in 2019^[41] and Galician–Portuguese^[42], a language family^[43].

Why It Matters

Portuguese ranks in the top 2% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,614 views/month).^[2] Portuguese has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] Portuguese is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Portuguese has been cited as an influence by English^[46], a natural language^[47], in American Samoa^[48]; Indonesian^[49], a language^[50], in Indonesia^[51]; and Llanito^[52], a dialect^[53], in Gibraltar^[54].

Entities named for Portuguese include World Portuguese Language Day^[39], a world day^[40], founded in 2019^[41] and Galician–Portuguese^[42], a language family^[43].

FAQs

Who did Portuguese influence?

Portuguese has been cited as an influence by English^[46], Indonesian^[49], and Llanito^[52].