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°
Dialect comparison
Mozambican Portuguese vs Northern Portuguese
Compare two dialects of Portuguese side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Portuense · Norte de Portugal
The Portuguese of the north of Portugal around Porto. Preserves several older features lost in the standard, including the bilabial /β/ and the betacism that distinguishes <b> from <v>.
- Approximate centre
- 41.15°, -8.61°
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