The Portuguese of Angola, used as a national lingua franca alongside Bantu languages such as Kimbundu and Umbundu, which have shaped both pronunciation and vocabulary.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- -8.84°, 13.23°
Dialect comparison
Angolan Portuguese vs Mineiro
Compare two dialects of Portuguese side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Belo Horizonte Portuguese
The Brazilian Portuguese of Minas Gerais and the surrounding interior. Distinguished by characteristic vowel reductions, monophthongisation of diphthongs, and a distinctive lexicon.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- -19.92°, -43.94°
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DialectAngolan PortugueseThe Portuguese of Angola, used as a national lingua franca alongside Bantu languages such as Kimbundu and Umbundu, which have shaped both pronunciation and vocabulary.DialectMineiroThe Brazilian Portuguese of Minas Gerais and the surrounding interior. Distinguished by characteristic vowel reductions, monophthongisation of diphthongs, and a distinctive lexicon.CompareAngolan Portuguese vs Azorean PortugueseAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Portuguese and the dialects within it.