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'''Portuguese''' ('''Portuguese''': português or língua portuguesa) is a western Romance language. It is spoken in [[Angola]], [[Brazil]], [[Cape Verde]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Mozambique]], [[Portugal]], and [[São Tomé and Príncipe]]. It's also a co-official language in [[East Timor]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], and [[Macau]]. More than 260 million people speak Portuguese, 236 million people speak Portuguese as a native language, and 27 million people speaks Portuguese as its second language. It is the | '''Portuguese''' ('''Portuguese''': português or língua portuguesa) is a western Romance language. It is spoken in [[Angola]], [[Brazil]], [[Cape Verde]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Mozambique]], [[Portugal]], and [[São Tomé and Príncipe]]. It's also a co-official language in [[East Timor]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], and [[Macau]]. More than 260 million people speak Portuguese, 236 million people speak Portuguese as a native language, and 27 million people speaks Portuguese as its second language. It is the 8th most popular language of the world. <ref> https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/the-10-most-spoken-languages-in-the-world#:~:text=by%20official%20status.-,1.,255%20million%20total%20speakers </ref> | ||
== Pronunciation == | == Pronunciation == | ||
Portuguese is known for the distinctive pronunciation and its nasal sounds. For example, "c" sounds like "k," "ch" sounds like "ch". European and Brazilian Portuguese have different sounds, for example, the letter "s" at the end of a word is pronounced as "sh" in European Portuguese and as "s" in Brazilian Portuguese. The pronunciation can vary depending on the region. {{Stub}} | Portuguese is known for the distinctive pronunciation and its nasal sounds. For example, "c" sounds like "k," "ch" sounds like "ch". European and Brazilian Portuguese have different sounds, for example, the letter "s" at the end of a word is pronounced as "sh" in European Portuguese and as "s" in Brazilian Portuguese. The pronunciation can vary depending on the region. {{Stub}} | ||
== Geographic distribution == | == Geographic distribution == | ||
'''Portuguese''' population in [[South America]] as 200,000,000, Portuguese population in [[Africa]] is 30,000,000, Portuguese population in [[Europe]] is 15,000,000, and 0.33 million people in [[Asia]] and [[Oceania]]. | '''Portuguese''' population in [[South America]] as 200,000,000, Portuguese population in [[Africa]] is 30,000,000, Portuguese population in [[Europe]] is 15,000,000, and 0.33 million people in [[Asia]] and [[Oceania]]. | ||
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