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.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 38.72°, -9.14°
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European Portuguese vs Mozambican Portuguese
Compare two dialects of Portuguese side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
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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DialectEuropean PortugueseThe standard variety of Portugal, centred on Lisbon. Distinguished from Brazilian Portuguese by reduced unstressed vowels and a denser consonant cluster system.DialectMozambican PortugueseThe Portuguese of Mozambique. A national lingua franca shaped by long contact with Bantu languages including Makhuwa, Sena, and Tsonga.CompareAngolan Portuguese vs European PortugueseAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Portuguese and the dialects within it.