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.
Angolan Portuguese
The Portuguese of Angola, used as a national lingua franca alongside Bantu languages such as Kimbundu and Umbundu, which have shaped both pronunciation and vocabulary.
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Frequently asked questions
What language is Angolan Portuguese?
Angolan Portuguese is a dialect of the Portuguese language.
Where is Angolan Portuguese spoken?
Angolan Portuguese is primarily spoken in Angola.
Which region is Angolan Portuguese associated with?
Angolan Portuguese is part of the East & Southern Africa region on DialectAtlas.
What are the other dialects of Portuguese?
Portuguese also includes Mineiro, Gaúcho, European Portuguese, Northern Portuguese, Azorean Portuguese, Paulistano, Carioca, Nordestino, Mozambican Portuguese. Each variety has its own vocabulary, pronunciation, and cultural context.
Other Portuguese dialects
See on the atlas →Sulista · Southern Brazilian Portuguese
The Brazilian Portuguese of Rio Grande do Sul and southern Brazil. Distinct from northern Brazilian varieties, with strong Spanish (Rioplatense) and Italian/German immigrant contact features.
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.
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>.
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.
São Paulo Portuguese
The Portuguese of São Paulo and the surrounding state. The most populous Brazilian variety and a common reference for the broader Brazilian standard.
Rio de Janeiro Portuguese · Fluminense
The Portuguese of Rio de Janeiro. Recognisable for its palatalised /s/ in coda position — a feature shared with Lisbon — and a distinctive intonation.
Northeastern Brazilian Portuguese
The Portuguese of Brazil's Northeast region around Recife, Salvador, and Fortaleza. Internally varied, with a distinct lexicon shaped by African and indigenous languages.
The Portuguese of Mozambique. A national lingua franca shaped by long contact with Bantu languages including Makhuwa, Sena, and Tsonga.
Nearby dialects
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A Bantu language of north-western Angola including the Luanda hinterland. Around 4 million speakers; a major substrate in Brazilian Portuguese vocabulary through the Atlantic slave trade.
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A Bantu language of the Kongo people, spoken across Angola, the DRC, and the Republic of the Congo. Carried abroad in the Atlantic slave trade and a major substrate in Caribbean and Brazilian creoles.
553 km away
A Bantu language used as a lingua franca across the western DRC and the Republic of the Congo, with Kinshasa as its largest urban centre. The language of much of Congolese popular music.
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A Bantu language and the most-spoken indigenous language of Angola, used across the central highlands around Huambo. Around 6 million speakers.
1,065 km away
A Bantu language of the Kasai region in the southern DRC and one of the four national languages of the country. Around 6 million speakers.
1,348 km away
A Bantu language cluster of the central Congo basin, spoken across the Cuvette and Équateur provinces of the DRC. Around 6 million speakers across a wide dialect chain.