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Arabic, Moroccan Spoken
[ary] Users: 5,800 in Portugal (2021 Joshua Project), based on ethnicity. Total Arabic speakers in Portugal: 25,800 (2021 Joshua Project). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Arabic, North Levantine Spoken
[apc] Users: 20,000 in Portugal (2021 Joshua Project), based on ethnicity. Total Arabic speakers in Portugal: 28,500 (2021 Joshua Project). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, Central, South, Arabic.
Asturian
[ast] Bragança district: Miranda do Douro and Vimioso municipalities, 2 towns. Users: 10,000 in Portugal (Salminen 2007). Status: 6b* (Threatened). Alternate Names: Asturian-Leonese, Asturianu. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Asturo-Leonese.
Barranquian
[ext] Beja district: Barrancos municipality. Users: 1,500 in Portugal. Status: 7 (Shifting). Alternate Names: Barranquenho, Barranquênhu, Cahtúo, Cahtúö, Ehtremeñu, Extremaduran, Extremeño. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Castilian.
Bulgarian
[bul] Users: 5,030 in Portugal (2007 J. Leclerc). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South, Eastern.
Caló
[rmq] Scattered. Users: 5,000 in Portugal. Status: 5* (Developing). Alternate Names: Calão, Gitano, Iberian Romani. Classification: Mixed language, Iberian-Romani.
Chinese
[zho] A macrolanguage. 10,400 in Portugal (2007 J. Leclerc). Non-indigenous.
Dutch
[nld] Users: 6,590 in Portugal (2007 J. Leclerc). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Saxon-Low Franconian, Low Franconian.
English
[eng] Users: 2,778,500 in Portugal, all users. L1 users: 18,500 in Portugal (2021 Joshua Project), based on ethnicity. L2 users: 2,760,000 (European Commission 2012). Status: 4 (Educational). Alternate Names: Inglês. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English.
French
[fra] Widespread. Users: 2,590,600 in Portugal, all users. L1 users: 10,600 in Portugal (2007 J. Leclerc). L2 users: 2,580,000 (2018). Status: 4 (Educational). Alternate Names: Inglês. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French.
Galician
[glg] Bragança and Vila Real districts: northern portions. Users: 15,000 in Portugal (1994 SIL). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Alternate Names: Galego, Gallego. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Portuguese-Galician.
German, Standard
[deu] Users: 124,000 in Portugal, all users. L1 users: 20,000 in Portugal (2019 Eurostat). L2 users: 104,000 (2019 Eurostat). Status: 4 (Educational). Alternate Names: Deutsch. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, German, Middle German, East Middle German.
Guinea-Bissau Creole
[pov] Users: 23,700 in Portugal (2007 J. Leclerc). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Classification: Creole, Portuguese based.
Hindi
[hin] Users: 4,100 in Portugal (2007 J. Leclerc). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Western Hindi, Hindustani.
Italian
[ita] Users: 5,990 in Portugal (2007 J. Leclerc). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Italo-Dalmatian.
Kabuverdianu
[kea] Primarily in the neighborhoods on the outskirts of Lisbon. Users: 63,900 in Portugal (2007 J. Leclerc), increasing. Status: 5 (Dispersed). Classification: Creole, Portuguese based.
Minderico
[drc] Leiria district: Porto de Mós municipality, Mira de Aire; Santarém district: Alacanena municipality, Minde. Users: 500 (2010 V. Ferreira). Status: 8a (Moribund). Alternate Names: Calão de Minde. Autonym: Minderico, Piação dos Charales do Ninhou. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Portuguese-Galician.
Mirandese
[mwl] Bragança district: Miranda do Douro and Vimioso municipalities, Miranda city; Spain border. Users: 15,000 (2000). 10,000 use it regularly, 5,000 when they return to the area. 2,000 Sendinese in Sendim Vila. Status: 2 (Provincial). Statutory language of provincial identity in 4 municipalities, northeast Portugal (1999, Law No. 7-99 of 29 January). Alternate Names: Mirandês. Autonym: Mirandés. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Asturo-Leonese.
Portuguese
[por] Widespread. Users: 9,900,000 in Portugal (European Commission 2012). Total users in all countries: 257,660,250 (as L1: 232,434,250; as L2: 25,226,000). Status: 1 (National). Statutory national language (2005, Constitution, Article 11(3)). Autonym: Português. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Portuguese-Galician.
Portuguese Sign Language
[psr] Scattered, including Azores and Madeira islands. Users: 10,000 in Portugal (2021 DBS/DOOR/SIL). About 0.1% of total population. Other estimates: 52,000 (2014 IMB); 60,000 (2021 EUD). Used by many of 8,000 deaf persons (Van Cleve 1986). Total users in all countries: 10,550. Status: 5 (Developing). Recognized language (1997, Constitution, Article 74(2h)). Alternate Names: LGP, Língua Gestual Portuguesa. Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language.
Romani, Vlax
[rmy] Scattered. Users: 500 in Portugal. Status: 5* (Dispersed). Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Romani, Vlax.
Romanian
[ron] Users: 33,200 in Portugal (2007 J. Leclerc). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Eastern.
Russian
[rus] Users: 5,110 in Portugal (2007 J. Leclerc). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East.
Sãotomense
[cri] Users: 10,600 in Portugal (2007 J. Leclerc). Status: 6b* (Threatened). Classification: Creole, Portuguese based.
Spanish
[spa] Users: 706,330 in Portugal, all users. L1 users: 9,330 in Portugal (2019). L2 users: 697,000 (2019). Status: 5* (Dispersed). Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Ibero-Romance, West Iberian, Castilian.
Ukrainian
[ukr] Users: 39,500 in Portugal (2007 J. Leclerc). Status: Unestablished. Classification: Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, East.