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Scandinavian languages primarily consist of three main tongues: Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian. These languages belong to the North Germanic branch of the Germanic family , part of the wider Indo-European language group.
- English
- Spanish and French
- Mirandese
- Portuguese Sign Language
English is the second most widely spoken language in Portugal. While the language has almost no native speakers within the country, English has grown to become a major language in tourist areas such as Lisbon. Also making up a majority of the English speakers are professionals, and compared to Spain, there are more English speakers in Portugal. The...
Spanish is spoken by about 10% of the population. Being a Romance language, Spanish has a close similarity to Portuguese, making it easy for a Portuguese speaker to understand a Spanish speaker. The use of French in Portugal has declined over the years, with most of the population preferring English over the French language. French was introduced i...
Mirandese is an Indo-European and Astur-Leonese language spoken by a small population (about 15,000), both as a first and second language. The language is spoken in three municipalities located in the northeastern part of the country. These municipalities are Vimioso, Miranda do Douro and Mogaduro. Mirandese is recognized as a co-official regional ...
The Constitution of Portugal recognizes Portuguese Sign Language. The deaf community in Portugal, which is made up of about 60,000 persons, communicates using this form of sign language. Portuguese Sign Language is a member of the Swedish Sign Language family, and is native to Portugal.
Jun 7, 2019 · It’s true that the three Scandinavian languages have so much in common that they could almost be seen as dialects. Those who speak one of them are able to understand speakers of the other two, at least to some extent. All of them evolved from Old Norse, better known to non-Scandinavians as “the Viking language.”.
Jul 13, 2019 · Did you know that Portuguese is the 6th most spoken language in the world? 🗣 Portuguese is spoken in Portugal (including Madeira and the Azores), of course, but there are also many other countries and regions that speak the language.
All three Scandinavian languages are phonologically broadly similar to English, and most features of English pronunciation do not present serious difficulty to speakers of these languages.
- Niels Davidsen-Nielsen, Peter Harder
- 2001
Sep 19, 2014 · Portuguese is not just spoken in Portugal, but in Brazil and several African nations including Mozambique and Angola. It’s also one of ten languages identified as most important for the UK’s future by the British Council’s Languages for the Future report. In the seventh of our series, Paula Boyce, who’s lived in Rio de Janeiro for over ...
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The languages of Portugal are Portuguese, Mirandese, Portuguese Sign Language, Leonese and Caló, with the inclusion of other linguistic entities like argots and transitional languages. Historically, Celtic and Lusitanian were spoken in what is now Portugal.
