Language profiles in Manchester
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Portuguese
| Language | Portuguese |
| Language name transliterated | português |
| Language name original script | |
| Distribution | Brazil, Portugal, Mozambique, Cap Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, Guinea-Bissau, Angola, Macau, Timor |
| Estimated number of speakers worldwide | 203m (native) |
| Language classification | Indo-European; Romance |
| Related to which languages | Spanish, Catalan, Italian |
| Distinctive features in sounds | Nasalised vowels |
| Distinctive features in grammar | Words are inflected; subject pronouns can be omitted |
| Writing system | Roman script |
| Distinctive graphemes | á, â, à, ã, ç, é, ê, í, ó, ô õ, ú |
| Status | Official language in Brazil, Portugal, Mozambique, Angola |
| Number of persons identifying as “main language” in England & Wales (Census 2011) | 133,453 |
| Number of persons identifying as “main language” in Greater Manchester (Census 2011) | 3,620 |
| Number of persons identifying as “main language” in City of Manchester (Census (Census 2011) | 1,458 |
| Number of persons identifying as “main language” in Greater Manchester as percentage of total in England & Wales (Census 2011) | 3% |
| Number of persons identifying as “main language” in City of Manchester as percentage of total in England & Wales (Census 2011) | 1% |
| Proficiency in English, self-reported in City of Manchester (Census 2011)* | Can speak English very well (49%), Can speak English well (35%), Cannot speak English well (14%), Cannot speak English (2%) |
| Distribution in City of Manchester (Census 2011) | Ancoats and Clayton (114), Ardwick (110), Hulme (88), Cheetham (85), Bradford (80) |
| Distribution in Greater Manchester (Census 2011) | Salford (785), Rochdale (386), Bolton (234) |
| First language of pupils in Manchester schools (2015) | 494 |
| Distribution in City of Manchester schools (2015) | St. Peters High school (26), The East Manchester Academy (21), Moston Fields Primary School (15), Wright Robinson College (14), Seymour Road Academy (12), Ravensbury Primary School (12), Cedar Mount Academy (12) |
| Total interpreter requests in Manchester’s GP practices (2014/2015) | 458 |
| Library loans (2012/2013) | 14 |
| Library acquisitions (2012/2013) | n/a |
| M-4 interpreter requests (2012/2013) | 429 |
| Dialects of the language used in Manchester | Brazilian Portuguese, African Portuguese dialects |
| Other home language common among speakers | |
| Supplementary schools |
*Percentages rounded to nearest whole number
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