This map shows the regions
of the world where Portuguese is commonly spoken (red circles).
Ultimately, it traces its roots to the Italic branch of Indo-European.
Portuguese is most closely related to Spanish.
A modern Spaniard can pick up a book written in Portuguese and
read it, in spite of certain differences in vocabulary and extensive
differences in sound. Portuguese is also related to Italian,
French, Provençal,
Catalan, and Galician.
It is more distantly related to Romansch
and Romanian.
| Daniel M. Short originally created this
map and the other Indo-European language charts for his website at http://www.danshort.com/.
I reproduce these images here with the author's permission, but they are
copyrighted by Daniel Short as of 2002. These charts should not be reproduced
or reused without Mr. Short's approval. You may contact him at danshort@gte.net
for more information. These images are not public domain. |