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.
- Approximate centre
- -19.92°, -43.94°
Dialect comparison
Mineiro 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.
- Approximate centre
- -25.97°, 32.57°
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