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Mozambican Portuguese
português moçambicano, português de Moçambique
SpeakersNative speakers: 5 million (2020)[1]
L2 speakers: 8 million (2020)[1]
Language family
Indo-European
  • Italic
    • Latin
      • Romance
        • Western Romance
          • Ibero-Romance
            • West-Iberian
              • Galician-Portuguese
                • Portuguese
                  • Mozambican Portuguese
Writing system
  • Latin (Portuguese alphabet)
  • Portuguese Braille
Official status
Official language in
Mozambican Portuguese Mozambique
Regulated byAcademia de Ciências de Moçambique
Language codes
ISO 639-3
GlottologNone
IETFpt-MZ

Mozambican Portuguese (Portuguese: português moçambicano) refers to the varieties of Portuguese spoken in Mozambique. Portuguese is the official language of the country.

Barwe and Mozambican Portuguese

Several variables factor into the emergence of Mozambican Portuguese. Mozambique shares the linguistic norm used in the other Portuguese-speaking African countries and Portugal. Mozambican Portuguese also enriches the Portuguese language with new words and expressions.

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LAM Mozambique Airlines Flight 470

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