I think it's from the Spanish era. They were first taught Spanish. I'm not sure.
Muslims in India learned Portuguese primarily through trade and interactions with Portuguese colonizers and missionaries during the 16th and 17th centuries. As the Portuguese established trading posts and spread their influence in coastal regions, many local Muslims engaged with them for commerce and cultural exchange. Additionally, some Muslims sought to learn Portuguese for administrative and educational purposes, which facilitated greater communication and integration with the colonial regime. Language acquisition often occurred through informal settings, such as markets, schools, and religious institutions.
The Muslims living in India learned Portuguese by engaging in trading activities with Portuguese explorers, such as Vasco da Gama, who brought about the Portugese culture with them.
To say "learn" in Portuguese, you would say "aprender."
they can learn anything that new muslim has learnt
One can learn to speak Portuguese online through the AOL website. Rosetta Stone is another option to learn to speak Portuguese. You can buy it online or download it to your computer.
The trade that Muslims performed was direct competition for the Portuguese merchants. By the natural laws of competition, the Portuguese wanted to shut down Muslim shipping to expand the ambit of Portuguese shipping. The fact that Muslims were evangelizing a religion that the Portuguese believed to be demonic (Islam), did not help improve the Muslim merchants' esteem in the Portuguese government-leaders' minds.
Livemocha.com is the best option to learn portuguese and other languages.
you mean, "I am sorry but i can learn portuguese"?? Me desculpe mas posso aprender português.
Because they didn't want nobody in their land.
The Spanish Inquisition.
They learn their religion from the Qur'an.
The Muslims learn their religion from Muslim scholars. They may learn remaining subjects from any school, college, University situated anywhere in the world.