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.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 37.74°, -25.67°
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Azorean Portuguese vs Mozambican Portuguese
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The Portuguese of Mozambique. A national lingua franca shaped by long contact with Bantu languages including Makhuwa, Sena, and Tsonga.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- -25.97°, 32.57°
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