Açoriano
The Portuguese of the Azores archipelago. Highly distinctive vowels and a strong island-by-island variation, often cited as one of the more divergent European varieties.
- Approximate centre
- 37.74°, -25.67°
Dialect comparison
Azorean Portuguese vs European Portuguese
Compare two dialects of Portuguese side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Portuguese (Portugal) · Lisbon Portuguese
The standard variety of Portugal, centred on Lisbon. Distinguished from Brazilian Portuguese by reduced unstressed vowels and a denser consonant cluster system.
- Approximate centre
- 38.72°, -9.14°
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