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In other languages: Português (Portugal)Description[edit | edit source]
Portuguese is the official language of Portugal. It is derived from Galician-Portuguese. [1] [2] [3]
The dialects of Portuguese in Portugal include [4]
- Alentejan Portuguese
- Algarvean Portuguese
- Azorean Portuguese
- Beiran Portuguese
- Estremaduran Portuguese
- Northern Portuguese
- Madeiran Portuguese
Other languages spoken in Portugal are
- Mirandese - recognized as a co-official regional language.
- Barranquenho - since 2021, it is officially recognized and protected in Portugal.
- Caló - spoken by the Romani people.
- Minderico - a sociolect of the Portuguese language.
- English - people of Portugal have a high proficiency level.
- Languages spoken in Portugal historically.
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
- Portuguese Technique and Tools at BYU Script Tutorial
- Useful Portuguese phrases - Omniglot
- Portuguese Genealogical Word List
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Alphabet
- Portuguese Alphabet at BYU Script Tutorial
- Portuguese alphabet - Omniglot
- Mirandese alphabet - Omniglot
- Caló alphabet - Omniglot
Pronunciation
- Portuguese pronunciation - Omniglot
- Portuguese pronunciation dictionary - Forvo
- Mirandese pronunciation - Omniglot
- Caló pronunciation - Omniglot
Handwriting[edit | edit source]
- Portuguese Handwriting at BYU Script Tutorial
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Dictionaries
- Fuentes, Sinda López, Ana Frankenberg-Garcia, and Helen Newstead. Oxford Portuguese dictionary : Portuguese-English, English-Portuguese. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015. Available at: WorldCat.
- Whitlam, John and Lia Noêmia Rodrigues Correia Raitt. The Oxford new Portuguese dictionary : Portuguese-English. New York: Berkley Books, 2008. Available at: WorldCat.
- Fuentes, Dagoberto and José Armando López. Barrio language dictionary: first dictionary of Caló. Los Angeles: Southland Press, 1974. Available at: WorldCat.
Online Dictionaries
- Dictionary English - Portuguese - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Mirandese - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Caló - Glosbe
Language Aids
- D'Eça, Raul and Eric V. Greenfield. Portuguese grammar. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1979. Available at: WorldCat.
- Tyson-Ward, Sue. Essential Portuguese grammar. London: Teach Yourself, 2012. Available at: WorldCat.
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Portugal," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal#:~:text=Portuguese%20is%20the%20official%20language, accessed 15 May 2023.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Portugal," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Portugal, accessed 15 May 2023.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Portuguese language," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_language, accessed 15 May 2023.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Portugal," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Portugal, accessed 15 May 2023.