1. Portuguese Language - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Portuguese (portugu s or l ngua portuguesa) is a Romance language that grew from the Latin descended GalicianPortuguese language that was spoken in the mediaeval Kingdom of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_language

Portuguese language From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding reliable references . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed (December 2006) This article's use of external links may not follow Wikipedia's policies or guidelines . Please improve this article by removing excessive and inappropriate external links. (August 2010) Portuguese Português Pronunciation [puɾtuˈɡeʃ] [poχtuˈɡe(j)ʃ] [poɾtuˈɡe(j)s] [pɔhtuˈɡejs] [poɾtuˈɡes] Spoken in See geographic distribution of Portuguese Region Africa , the Americas Asia Europe and Oceania Total speakers Native: ≈210 million Total:~240 million Ranking Language family Indo-European Italic ... Galician-Portuguese Portuguese Writing system Latin alphabet Portuguese variant Official status Official language in 8 countries Angola Brazil Cape Verde ... Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras (Portugal) Language codes ISO 639-1 pt ISO 639-2 por ISO 639-3 por Linguasphere Lusophony Note : This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode Portuguese português help info or língua portuguesa ) is a Romance language that grew from the Latin descended Galician-Portuguese language that was spoken in the mediaeval Kingdom of Galicia , whose territory is now divided between northern Portugal Galicia and Asturias . It also absorbed influences from the Romance and Arabic languages spoken in the areas that were conquered by the Portuguese reconquista . It was spread worldwide in the 15th and 16th centuries as Portugal established a

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About Opentopia Opentopia Directory Encyclopedia ... Tools Portuguese language Encyclopedia P PO POR : Portuguese language Portuguese português Media helphelp info ) is a Romance language , of the Indo-European family . It originated in what is today Galicia (in Spain ) and northern Portugal . It is the official language of Angola Brazil Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau ... Portugal and São Tomé and Príncipe , and co-official with Chinese in the Chinese S.A.R. of Macau and Tetum in East Timor Portuguese is ranked sixth among the world's languages in number of native speakers (over 200 million), and first in South America (186 million, over 51% of the population). It is also a major lingua franca in Africa. It spread worldwide in the 15th and 16th century as Portugal set up a vast colonial and commercial empire Americas to Macau in China . In that colonial period, many Portuguese creoles appeared around the world, especially in Africa Asia and the Caribbean Portuguese is often nicknamed The language of Camões , after the author of the Portuguese national epic The Lusiads The last flower of Latium Olavo Bilac ); and

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Portuguese language From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding reliable references . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed (December 2006) This article's use of external links may not follow Wikipedia's policies or guidelines . Please improve this article by removing excessive and inappropriate external links or by converting links into footnote references (August 2010) Portuguese Português Pronunciation [puɾtuˈɡeʃ] (European), [poχtuˈɡe(j)ʃ] (BP-carioca), [poɾtuˈɡe(j)s] (BP-paulistano), [pɔhtuˈɡejs] (BP-nordestino), [poɾtuˈɡes] (BP-gaúcho) Spoken in See Geographic distribution of Portuguese Region Africa , the Americas Asia Europe and Oceania Total speakers Native: ≈210 million Total:~240 million Ranking Language family Indo-European Italic ... Galician-Portuguese Portuguese Writing system Latin alphabet Portuguese variant Official status Official language in 9 countries Template:Flagicon/core Angola Template:Flagicon/core ... Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras (Portugal) Language codes ISO 639-1 pt ISO 639-2 por ISO 639-3 por Note : This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode Portuguese português help info or língua portuguesa ) is a Romance language that grew from the Latin descended Galician-Portuguese language that was spoken in the mediaeval Kingdom of Galicia , whose territory is now divided between northern Portugal Galicia and Asturias . It also absorbed influences from the Romance and Arabic languages spoken in the areas that were conquered by the Portuguese

4. Portuguese Language - Simple English Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia The Portuguese language is one of the of Romance languages (languages which came from the Latin language). The Portuguese word for Portuguese is portugu s . http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_language

Portuguese language From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search Where Portuguese is spoken around the world. The Portuguese language is one of the of Romance languages (languages which came from the Latin language ). The Portuguese word for Portuguese is "português". Contents Who speaks Portuguese Words in Portuguese that are similar to English ones Examples Examples of usual phrases ... change Who speaks Portuguese This language has its own Wikipedia Project. See the Portuguese language edition The Portuguese language is the 3rd most spoken western language (just after English and Spanish) with about 200 million native speakers, and a few more millions all over the world because of the people of Portugal Brasil Brazil Cabo Verde ... Mozambique , etc. who traveled to many different parts of the world As Portuguese and Spanish are both Romance languages, they have a lot of things in common, but they are not the same. Usually a Portuguese speaker can understand a Spanish speaker. On the other hand, it is more rare that a Spanish speaker would understand a Portuguese speaker. That happens because Portuguese is a more Latin and French -based language than Spanish is. As an example: "Abri a janela muito rápido para jantar" (Portuguese) "Abrí la ventana muy pronto para cenar" (Spanish) "I opened the window very fast so I can have dinner" (English). Although the

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Portuguese language Portuguese Template:Audio or língua portuguesa ) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain) and northern Portugal from the Latin spoken by romanized Celtiberians about 1000 years ago. It spread worldwide in the 15th and 16th centuries as Portugal established a colonial and commercial empire Brazil in the Americas to Goa in India and Macau in China . During that time, many creole languages based on Portuguese also appeared around the world, especially in Africa Asia and the Caribbean Today it is one of the world's major languages, ranked sixth according to number of native speakers (over 200 million). It is the language with the largest number of speakers in South America (188 million, over 51% of the continent's population), and also a major lingua franca in Africa. It is the official language of nine countries (see the table on the right), being co-official with Spanish and French in Equatorial Guinea , with Chinese in the Chinese special administrative region of Macau , and with Tetum in East Timor In July 2007, President Teodoro Obiang Ngumema announced his government's decision to make Portuguese

8. Portuguese Language - Discussion And Encyclopedia Article. Who Is Portuguese Lan Portuguese language. Discussion about Portuguese language. Ecyclopedia or dictionary article about Portuguese language. http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/Portuguese_language/

9. Portuguese Language - Free Net Encyclopedia History. TemplateMain. Portuguese developed in the Western Iberian Peninsula from Latin brought there by Roman soldiers and colonists starting in the 3rd century BC. http://www.netipedia.com/index.php/Portuguese_language

class="ns-0"> Portuguese language From Free net encyclopedia Brazil Portugal Angola Mozambique , and several other CPLP Italic Romance Italo-Western ... CPLP Portuguese Template:Audio ) is an Iberian Romance language that originated in Portugal , which is now the official language of Angola Brazil Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau ... São Tomé and Príncipe and East Timor Portuguese is ranked sixth among the world's languages in number of native speakers (over 200 million), and first in South America (186 million, over 51% of the population). It is also a major lingua franca in Africa. It spread worldwide in the and 16th century as Portugal set up a vast colonial and commercial empire ), spanning from Brazil in the Americas to Macao in China . In that colonial period, many Portuguese creoles appeared all over the world, especially in Africa Asia and the Caribbean Portuguese is often nicknamed The language of Camões , after the author of the Portuguese national epic The Lusiads The last flower of Latium Olavo Bilac ); and The sweet language by Cervantes Contents History Derived languages Influence on other languages Classification and related languages ... Phonology, orthography and grammar

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Portuguese language Categories Portuguese language Languages of Portugal Languages of Brazil ... Guttural R Portuguese (Português) Spoken in: Angola Andorra Brazil Cape Verde ... São Tomé and Príncipe and other countries. Region: see below Total speakers: Ranking 5-7 (native); close to a tie with Arabic and Bengali Genetic classification Indo-European Italic Romance ... Italo-Western Western Gallo-Iberian Ibero-Romance West-Iberian Portuguese-Galician Portuguese Official status Official language of: Angola Brazil Cape Verde East Timor ... Portugal and São Tomé and Príncipe Regulated by International Portuguese Language Institute CPLP Language codes ISO 639 pt ISO 639-2 por SIL POR See also: Language List of languages Portuguese Português ) is a Romance language predominantly spoken in Angola Brazil Cape Verde East Timor ... Special Administrative Region of China Mozambique Portugal , and São Tomé and Príncipe . Many linguists consider that Portuguese and Galician (the native language of Galicia Spain ) are actually varieties of the same language, but with Galician being strongly influenced by Spanish . With more than 200 million native speakers, Portuguese is one of the few languages spoken in such widely-distributed parts of the world, and is the fifth or sixth

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Abaara topic: Portuguese language ABAARA Home About Abaara Tools Contact us Abaara topic: Portuguese language Categories Business Travel Small Business Computing Personal life ... eLeaP is a secure, easy to use, web-based training platform e-Learning Systems, LMS, LCMS and easy elearning management systems Visit eL eaPsoftware.com Web Packages Level37 Web Design Package $59.95 Let our Professional Designers Host Build and Maintain your website Visit www.level37.com Newsletter eLeaP eLearning Management Systems LMS LCMS Systems. Online training made easy. Free trial now. Portuguese language Portuguese portugu�s ) is a Romance language predominantly spoken in Portugal Brazil Angola Mozambique ... Cape Verde , and East Timor . With more than 200 million native speakers, Portuguese is one of the few languages spoken in such widely-distributed parts of the world, and is the fifth or sixth most-spoken first language in the world. Since Brazil, with 172,000,000 inhabitants, has about 51% of South America's population, Portuguese is the most widely spoken language in South America. The language was spread worldwide in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries as Portugal created the first and the longest lived modern-world colonial and commercial empire ( ), spanning from

12. Portuguese Language - TvWiki, The Free Encyclopedia {{language name=Portuguese nativename=Portugu s familycolor=IndoEuropean states= Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea Bissau, Macao S.A.R. of China, Mozambique, http://tvwiki.tv/wiki/Portuguese_language

Portuguese language Angola Brazil Cape Verde East Timor ... São Tomé and Príncipe see below Arabic and Bengali Indo-European Italic Romance ... Portugal and São Tomé and Príncipe International Portuguese Language Institute CPLP Image:Lusophoneworld.JPG Portuguese Português ) is a Romance language predominantly spoken in Angola Brazil Cape Verde East Timor ... Special Administrative Region of China Mozambique Portugal , and São Tomé and Príncipe . Many linguists consider that Portuguese and Galician (the native language of Galicia Spain ) are actually varieties of the same language, but with Galician being strongly influenced by Spanish . With more than 200 million native speakers, Portuguese is one of the few languages spoken in such widely-distributed parts of the world, and is the fifth or sixth most-spoken first language in the world. Because Brazil, with 184 million inhabitants, constitutes about 51% of South America 's population, Portuguese is the most widely spoken language in South America and it is also one of the key languages in Africa The language was spread worldwide in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries as Portugal created the first and the longest lived modern-world colonial and commercial empire ( ), spanning from Brazil in

13. Portuguese Language: Facts, Discussion Forum, And Encyclopedia Article Portuguese ( or l ngua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia and northern Portugal http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Portuguese_language

Home Discussion Topics Dictionary ... Login Portuguese language Portuguese language Topic Home Discussion Definition Discussion Ask a question about ' Portuguese language Start a new discussion about ' Portuguese language Answer questions from other users Full Discussion Forum Encyclopedia Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa ) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia and northern Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east... . It is derived from the Latin spoken by the romanized Romanization (cultural) Romanization or latinization indicate different historical processes, such as acculturation, integration and assimilation of newly incorcorporated and peripheral populations by the Roman republic and the later Roman empire... pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula This is a list of the Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian peninsula .-Non-Indo-European:*Aquitanians**Aquitani**Autrigones - some consider them Celtic .**Caristii - some consider them Celtic ....

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Charter Ratification Vote Now Open The final draft for the Citizendium Charter is complete and can now be voted upon from the 15th until the 22nd! To read the final draft of the Charter please click here In order to place your vote please go to this page and follow the instructions there. Portuguese language From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium Jump to: navigation search addthis_pub = 'citizendium'; addthis_logo = ''; addthis_logo_color = ''; addthis_logo_background = ''; addthis_brand = 'Citizendium'; addthis_options = ''; addthis_offset_top = ''; addthis_offset_left = ''; Main Article Talk Related Articles Bibliography External Links This is a draft article , under development and not meant to be cited; you can help to improve it. These unapproved articles are subject to edit intro Portuguese português Spoken in Portugal Brazil Angola Mozambique ... Macau in China , and São Tomé e Principe Total speakers 220 million Language family Indo-European Italic Romance Italo-Western Western Gallo-Iberian Ibero-Romance West-Iberian Portuguese-Galician Language codes ISO 639-1 pt ISO 639-2 por ISO 639-3 por Note : This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode . See IPA chart for English for an English based pronunciation key.

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16. Portuguese Language Portuguese ( FileLoudspeaker.svg portugu s ( help info) or l ngua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia and northern Portugal. http://www.kosmix.com/topic/Portuguese_language

Kosmix One sec... we're building your guide for Portuguese Language document.k_start_apptier = "Nov 16 11:25:12.583274"; kapp.assignCol($('ads_banner_top'), 'topnav_container'); Portuguese language Overview Shopping Listings Images ... Reference kapp.nav_menu_container = $('refine_nav').down(".navs_container"); kapp.assignCol($('refine_nav'), 'topnav_container'); kapp.assignCol($('uc_kosmixarticles_shadow'), 'right_container'); Articles for Portuguese language The Kosmix Community Author: Emily Truesdell Contact: Facebook The Portuguese language, which is spoken in Portugal as well as Galacia and Asturia, which that were first colonized by Portuguese traders, is also referred to as Portuguesa by some scholars. This language initially evolved from several dialects of Iberian languages during the 12th century AD and spread across the continent via trade routes and government action. This is one of the many Romance and Latin based languages and is very similar in sentence structure to French and Spanish. The language began to become more common and spread during the 15th century and continues ... see more see less Contribute to Kosmix kapp.assignCol($('uc_kosmixarticles'), 'left_container');

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18. History Of The Portuguese Language - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia The Portuguese language developed in the Western Iberian Peninsula from Latin brought there by Roman soldiers and colonists starting in the 3rd century BC. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Portuguese_language

History of the Portuguese language From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search The Portuguese language developed in the Western Iberian Peninsula from Latin brought there by Roman soldiers and colonists starting in the 3rd century BC. It began to diverge from other Romance languages after the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the barbarian invasions in the 5th century, and started to be used in written documents around the 9th century. By the 13th century it had become a mature language, with its own literature, called by modern linguists Galician-Portuguese . In all aspects— phonology morphology lexicon and syntax —it is essentially the result of an organic evolution of Vulgar Latin , with fairly minor influences from other languages. Contents Social history Romanization Iberian Romance Proto-Portuguese ... edit Social history edit Romanization Further information: Vulgar Latin Arriving on the Iberian Peninsula in 218 BC, the ancient Romans brought with them Latin , from which all Romance languages descend. The language was spread by arriving Roman soldiers, settlers and merchants, who built Roman cities mostly near the settlements of previous civilizations. Later, the inhabitants of the cities of Lusitania and rest of Romanized Iberia were recognized as citizens of Rome. Roman control of the western part of Hispania was not consolidated until the campaigns of Augustus in 26 BC. Although the western territories to the south of the Tagus River were only conquered after the victory of Licinius Crassus in the year 93 BC

19. Portuguese Language - Wikinfo Portuguese Today and in the Future. In a Unesco report from 2000 it is stated that Portuguese is spoken by 176 million people worldwide, but, in fact, today it is spoken by more than http://www.wikinfo.org/index.php/Portuguese_language

Portuguese language From Wikinfo Jump to: navigation search [[ca:Portugu�s]] [[es:portugu�s]] [[pt:Portugu�s]] Portuguese is the second most spoken Romance language in the world (outnumbered only by Spanish - see also Iberian Romance Languages ), spoken in Portugal Brazil Angola Guinea-Bissau ... Mozambique , and Macau SAR. Portuguese is also spoken in Goa in India , but by an increasingly small minority, while in Malacca in Malaysia , there is a Portuguese creole known as Cristao (Papi� Kristang) still spoken by some of the Eurasian population. Portuguese Total speakers: 176 Million Ranking: Genetic classification: Indo-European Italic Romance Portuguese Language codes ISO 639-1: pt ISO 639-2: por SIL: POR Contents Portuguese Today and in the Future Origins of the Portuguese language Roman colonization Barbarian invasion ... Reference Portuguese Today and in the Future In a Unesco report from it is stated that Portuguese is spoken by 176 million people worldwide, but, in fact, today it is spoken by more than 220 million. The portuguese is a growing language specially in subsaharan Africa, where is is stated that will be the second most spoken within 50 years with the growing importance of Angola and Mozambique. It is also taking importance in South America because of Brazil. It is an official language of the European Union and Mercosul , among other organizations.

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