Geographic variation European Portuguese

european dialect map of portuguese language.

european portuguese divided northern , southern varieties. prestige norms based on 2 varieties: of coimbra , of lisbon.

phonetically, differences emerge within continental portuguese. example, in northern portugal, phonemes /b/ , /v/ less differentiated in rest of portuguese speaking world (similar other languages of iberian peninsula). also, original alveolar trill remains common in many northern dialects (especially in rural areas), transmontano, portuese, minhoto, , of beirão. regionalism can found in south use of gerund in present progressive tense rather infinitive.

portuguese spoken significant minority in andorra , luxembourg. principality of andorra has shown interest in membership in community of portuguese language countries (cplp). there immigrant communities in france , germany.

galician

the galician language, spoken in autonomous community of galicia in spain, closely related portuguese. there is, yet, no consensus among writers , linguists on whether galician , portuguese still same language (in fact many centuries, galician-portuguese having developed in region of former roman province of gallaecia, vulgar latin had been introduced roman soldiers, colonists , magistrates during time of roman empire) or distinct yet closely related languages.

galicia has expressed interest in joining cplp associate observer pending permission spanish government.