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| Angolan Portuguese | |
|---|---|
| português angolano, português de Angola | |
| Native to | Angola |
Native speakers | 12 million (48% of the population) (2016)[1] 26 million (71% of the population) spoke Portuguese at home, often alongside a Bantu language (2014 census)[2] |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  Angola |
| Regulated by | Academia Angolana de Letras |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
| IETF | pt-AO[3][4] |
Portuguese is the official language of Angola. Angolan Portuguese (Portuguese: português de Angola) is a group of dialects and accents of Portuguese used in Angola. In 2005 it was used there by 60% of the population, including by 20% as their first language. The 2016 CIA World Fact Book reports that 12.3 million, or 47% of the population, speaks Portuguese as their first language. However, many parents raise their children to speak only Portuguese. The 2014 census found that 71% speak Portuguese at home, many of them alongside a Bantu language, breaking down to 85% in urban areas and 49% in rural areas.[2]
There are different stages of Portuguese in Angola in a similar manner to other Portuguese-speaking African countries. Some closely approximate Standard Portuguese pronunciation and are associated with the upper class and younger generations of urban background. Angola is the country with the second-highest number of Portuguese speakers, behind only Brazil.
- ^ "Ethnologue report on Angola".
- ^ a b "Angola: Português é falado por 71,15% de angolanos (censo de 2014)" [Angola: Portuguese is Spoken by 71.15% of Angolans (2014 Census)]. Observatório da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese). Lusa. April 7, 2016.
- ^ "Portuguese". IANA language subtag registry. 16 October 2005. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Angola". IANA language subtag registry. 16 October 2005. Retrieved 11 January 2019.