The Portuguese language is spoken in Asia by small communities either in regions which formerly served as colonies to Portugal, notably Macau and East Timor where the language is official albeit not widely spoken, Lusophone immigrants, notably the Brazilians in Japan or by some Afro-Asians and Luso-Asians. In Larantuka, Indonesia and Daman and Diu, India, Portuguese has a religious connotation, according to Damanese Portuguese-Indian Association, there are 10 – 12,000 Portuguese speakers in the territory.[1]
Bilingual sign in MacauPortuguese and Chinese, seen on this street sign, are official languages in MacauMultilingual sign in Japanese, Portuguese, and English in Oizumi, Japan. Return immigration of Japanese Brazilians has led to a large Portuguese-speaking community in the town.[2]
India: The state of Goa was a part of the Portuguese Empire until 1961. India participated in the Jogos da Lusofonia in 2006 and 2014. Goa is awaiting the permission of the Indian Government to join the CPLP as an observer.[3] In Goa, most of the relatively few speakers of Portuguese are older people. The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu was also part of Portuguese India. As in Goa, the dwindling number of Portuguese speakers are also older people. Daman and Diu are also home to Indo-Portuguese Creoles. It is estimated that there are 3% – 5% of fluent speakers of Portuguese in Goa, Daman and Diu. The language is still spoken by about 10,000 people, in 2014, an estimated 1,500 students were learning Portuguese in Goa.[4]
Malaysia and Singapore: The Malaysian state of Malacca and city-state of Singapore are homes to the Gente Kristang a community of Eurasians who claim Portuguese descent and speak Papia Kristang, a Portuguese-lexified Creole. The Portuguese settlement at Malacca is a source of tourism for the state and the Lusophone heritage is visible in cuisine, architecture and folklore of the Kristang people. Pending approval from the Malaysian Government, Malacca may join the CPLP as an associate observer.
Macau: Portuguese is a co-official language alongside Chinese in the Chinese special administrative region of Macau. It has become the centre for Portuguese learning in Asia and has become the focus through which China relates diplomatically to the member states of CPLP. Macau was the host city for the first Lusophone games in 2006. While the Macanese Language is by now critically endangered with less than a hundred speakers, the number of speakers of Portuguese has also decreased since the handover in 1999. But enrollments for private Portuguese classes have tripled, to 1,000, since 2002; that prompted public schools here to offer Portuguese, drawing more than 5,000 students.[5] It is now estimated that about 3% of the population speak Portuguese as their first language, while 7% professes fluency.[6]
East Timor: The Southeast Asian country added Portuguese as an official language as it gained independence from Indonesia in 2002. According to a 2004 census, 36 percent of respondents said they had "a capability in Portuguese".[7] The inter-ethnic lingua franca, Tetum has a large number of loanwords derived from Portuguese making the latter relatively easy to learn for speakers of the former.
Japan: As of 2005, there were approximately 302,000 Brazilians living in Japan.[8] This is the largest immigrant community after the Chinese and Korean communities. This 'return migration' to Japan has resulted in the largest Portuguese-speaking community in Asia.
CPLPEdit
Various regions in Asia have expressed interest in participating in the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (the CPLP). The Malaysian state of Malacca, Macau, and the Indian state of Goa have all applied for observer or associate member status and are awaiting the permission of the Malaysian, Chinese, and Indian governments, respectively. East Timor joined the CPLP shortly after its independence at the turn of the 21st century. Indonesia, South Korea and Taiwan has also expressed interest in joining the CPLP.
In Asia, Standard European Portuguese (português-padrão) forms the basis for the written and spoken norm, exclusively to East Timor and Macau.[9][10][11]
^Carvalho, Daniela de (1 February 2013). Migrants and Identity in Japan and Brazil: The Nikkeijin. ISBN978-1-135-78765-3.
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^"1.500 pessoas estudam português em Goa". Revistamacau.com. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
^China Sees Advantages in Macao's Portuguese Past, New York Times, October 21, 2004
^Leach, Michael (2007), "talking Portuguese; China and East Timor", Arena Magazine, retrieved 2011-05-18
^A New Country’s Tough Non-Elective: Portuguese 101, Seth Mydans, New York Times, July 31, 2007
^"Filhos de dekasseguis: educação de mão dupla". (). Centenário da Imigração Japonesa: 100 anos de histórias. Museu Histórico da Imigração Japonesa no Brasil. "Segundo dados do Ministério da Justiça do Japão, em 2005, havia 302 mil brasileiros morando no país, além de 26 mil com dupla nacionalidade. Todo ano, cerca de 4 mil deles retornam para o Brasil."
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^. Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
^In Macau, the official spelling of the Portuguese language is fixed by Decree-Law No. 103/99/M
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Portuguese language in Asia news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Portuguese language is spoken in Asia by small communities either in regions which formerly served as colonies to Portugal notably Macau and East Timor where the language is official albeit not widely spoken Lusophone immigrants notably the Brazilians in Japan or by some Afro Asians and Luso Asians In Larantuka Indonesia and Daman and Diu India Portuguese has a religious connotation according to Damanese Portuguese Indian Association there are 10 12 000 Portuguese speakers in the territory 1 Contents 1 Geographic distribution 2 CPLP 3 Instituto Camoes 4 Local norms and phonology 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksGeographic distribution Edit nbsp Bilingual sign in Macau nbsp Portuguese and Chinese seen on this street sign are official languages in Macau nbsp Multilingual sign in Japanese Portuguese and English in Oizumi Japan Return immigration of Japanese Brazilians has led to a large Portuguese speaking community in the town 2 Sri Lanka Formerly known as Ceylon Ceilao in Portuguese the island s first European visitors were Portuguese people who gave the island its original name The island is home to a Portuguese Burgher minority who speaks Sri Lankan Portuguese Creole Sri Lanka participated in the Jogos da Lusofonia in 2006 and 2014 India The state of Goa was a part of the Portuguese Empire until 1961 India participated in the Jogos da Lusofonia in 2006 and 2014 Goa is awaiting the permission of the Indian Government to join the CPLP as an observer 3 In Goa most of the relatively few speakers of Portuguese are older people The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu was also part of Portuguese India As in Goa the dwindling number of Portuguese speakers are also older people Daman and Diu are also home to Indo Portuguese Creoles It is estimated that there are 3 5 of fluent speakers of Portuguese in Goa Daman and Diu The language is still spoken by about 10 000 people in 2014 an estimated 1 500 students were learning Portuguese in Goa 4 Malaysia and Singapore The Malaysian state of Malacca and city state of Singapore are homes to the Gente Kristang a community of Eurasians who claim Portuguese descent and speak Papia Kristang a Portuguese lexified Creole The Portuguese settlement at Malacca is a source of tourism for the state and the Lusophone heritage is visible in cuisine architecture and folklore of the Kristang people Pending approval from the Malaysian Government Malacca may join the CPLP as an associate observer Macau Portuguese is a co official language alongside Chinese in the Chinese special administrative region of Macau It has become the centre for Portuguese learning in Asia and has become the focus through which China relates diplomatically to the member states of CPLP Macau was the host city for the first Lusophone games in 2006 While the Macanese Language is by now critically endangered with less than a hundred speakers the number of speakers of Portuguese has also decreased since the handover in 1999 But enrollments for private Portuguese classes have tripled to 1 000 since 2002 that prompted public schools here to offer Portuguese drawing more than 5 000 students 5 It is now estimated that about 3 of the population speak Portuguese as their first language while 7 professes fluency 6 East Timor The Southeast Asian country added Portuguese as an official language as it gained independence from Indonesia in 2002 According to a 2004 census 36 percent of respondents said they had a capability in Portuguese 7 The inter ethnic lingua franca Tetum has a large number of loanwords derived from Portuguese making the latter relatively easy to learn for speakers of the former Japan As of 2005 there were approximately 302 000 Brazilians living in Japan 8 This is the largest immigrant community after the Chinese and Korean communities This return migration to Japan has resulted in the largest Portuguese speaking community in Asia CPLP EditVarious regions in Asia have expressed interest in participating in the Community of Portuguese speaking Countries the CPLP The Malaysian state of Malacca Macau and the Indian state of Goa have all applied for observer or associate member status and are awaiting the permission of the Malaysian Chinese and Indian governments respectively East Timor joined the CPLP shortly after its independence at the turn of the 21st century Indonesia South Korea and Taiwan has also expressed interest in joining the CPLP Instituto Camoes EditThe Instituto Camoes maintains language centres in Macau Goa Busan and Dili Local norms and phonology EditIn Asia Standard European Portuguese portugues padrao forms the basis for the written and spoken norm exclusively to East Timor and Macau 9 10 11 See also EditEast Timorese Portuguese Goan Portuguese Macau PortugueseReferences Edit About the Archdiocese Goa DCSCM Carvalho Daniela de 1 February 2013 Migrants and Identity in Japan and Brazil The Nikkeijin ISBN 978 1 135 78765 3 CPLP Galiza com estatuto de observador associado so com sim de Madrid Noticias Lusa Sapo Noticias Noticias sapo pt Archived from the original on February 21 2009 Retrieved 2010 07 29 1 500 pessoas estudam portugues em Goa Revistamacau com 2 June 2014 Retrieved 10 July 2015 China Sees Advantages in Macao s Portuguese Past New York Times October 21 2004 Leach Michael 2007 talking Portuguese China and East Timor Arena Magazine retrieved 2011 05 18 A New Country s Tough Non Elective Portuguese 101 Seth Mydans New York Times July 31 2007 Filhos de dekasseguis educacao de mao dupla Archive Centenario da Imigracao Japonesa 100 anos de historias Museu Historico da Imigracao Japonesa no Brasil Segundo dados do Ministerio da Justica do Japao em 2005 havia 302 mil brasileiros morando no pais alem de 26 mil com dupla nacionalidade Todo ano cerca de 4 mil deles retornam para o Brasil The Portuguese in Southeast Asia 25 January 2012 Promising future for Portuguese language in China Macao Magazine Archived from the original on 2019 07 02 Retrieved 2019 07 02 In Macau the official spelling of the Portuguese language is fixed by Decree Law No 103 99 MExternal links EditIssues of Asian Portuguese Speaking Spaces and Lusotopias Is There One Goan Identity Several or None Papia Relijang e Tradisang The Portuguese Eurasians in Malaysia Bumiquest A Search for Self Identity The Portuguese Cultural Imprint on Sri Lanka China s Portuguese Connection Talking Portuguese China and East Timor As Maravilhas de Portugal no Mundo Fortaleza de Damao India As Maravilhas de Portugal no Mundo Basilica do Bom Jesus de Goa Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Portuguese language in Asia amp oldid 1148719412, 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