| Mozambican Portuguese | |
|---|---|
| português moçambicano, português de Moçambique | |
| Speakers | Native speakers: 5 million (2020)[1] L2 speakers: 8 million (2020)[1] |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  Mozambique |
| Regulated by | Academia de Ciências de Moçambique |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
| IETF | pt-MZ |
Mozambican Portuguese (Portuguese: português moçambicano) refers to the varieties of Portuguese spoken in Mozambique. Portuguese is the official language of the country.
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.
- ^ a b Portuguese at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
