Languages of Portugal

The languages of Portugal are Portuguese, Mirandese, Barranquenho, Minderico, and Portuguese Sign Language. Historically, Celtic and Lusitanian were spoken in what is now Portugal.

Languages of Portugal
OfficialPortuguese
RegionalMirandese, Barranquenho, Minderico, Algarvean
MinorityCaló
ForeignEnglish (35%)[1]
Spanish (15%)
Italian (2%)
SignedPortuguese Sign Language
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Sourceebs_243_en.pdf (europa.eu)

Modern

Portuguese is practically universal in Portugal, but there are some specificities.

Portuguese dialects of Portugal

Historically

Other languages have been extensively spoken in the territory of modern Portugal:

Pre-Roman languages

Pre-Roman languages of Iberia c. 200 BC.

Roman, Post-Roman and Medieval languages

See also

References

  1. "SPECIAL EUROBAROMETER 386 Europeans and their Languages" (PDF). ec.europa.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-06.
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