What does the Portuguese language consist of?

Answer 1

Portuguese is one of five major Romance languages. Romance languages trace their origins back to the long-ago interactions between the Latin language of the ancient Romans and the ancient languages of the peoples of present-day France, Italy, Portugal, Romania, and Spain. So like Spanish, the Portuguese language consists of the permanent influences from Latin; and of the permanent legacy of the ancient languages of Iberia. Specifically, in the case of Portuguese, the language is a member of the Galician-Portuguese linguistic group. And so it isn't just similar to Spanish, but also to Galician. Also specifically in the case of Portuguese, the language is spoken on both sides of the Republic's border with Spain. And so there's continuing interaction between the languages of both countries of the Iberian Peninsula. For example, Barranquinhos is one of the Portuguese dialects that may be found in the northern, central and southern parts of the Republic. It shows the influences from the continuing interaction between Portuguese on the one side of the border, and of Andalusian and Extremaduran Spanish on the other. And there's the interaction with the rest of the world, through transfer of technology; tourism; and international trade, organizations, education and business. The impacts of these interactions include linguistic changes, particularly in terms of new ways phrasing information, and in terms of vocabulary.

Answer 2

Portuguese is a Romance language that belongs to the Indo-European language family. It consists of vocabulary derived from Latin, with influences from Arabic, African languages, and indigenous Brazilian languages. It is spoken by over 220 million people worldwide.