Search results for "Portuguese language" - New World Encyclopedia
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- influences of Persian art, architecture, language and literature. Subsequently ... east from sporadic conflicts with the Portuguese. While the Mughals had ...33 KB (5,251 words) - 21:14, 11 January 2023
- sea," bestowed upon it by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan ... divided into three phases: Spanish and Portuguese; Dutch; and English and French. ...29 KB (4,365 words) - 06:11, 18 November 2022
- is wide enough, Ashkenazi Jews and Spanish and Portuguese Jews tilt the case so that the top slants toward the room the door opens into. This is done ...13 KB (2,058 words) - 16:32, 9 November 2022
- treaty with the sultan of Ternate. The Portuguese brought large quantities ... century. During the monopoly of both the Portuguese and the Dutch, these nations ...16 KB (2,422 words) - 07:33, 14 January 2023
- and Calcutta, Chinese from Manila, and Portuguese from Macao. Ibid. During the first half of the nineteenth century, Sulu faced increasing competition ...12 KB (1,852 words) - 21:54, 26 February 2023
- of teaching children in their native language. Instruction occurs in the ... Given that a common language is essential for good communication and ...32 KB (4,686 words) - 03:50, 1 October 2023
- 1459 with the final expulsion of the Portuguese. Finally, in 1479, Portugal ... The language of the islands is a dialect of Spanish, known as "Canary ...28 KB (4,064 words) - 19:14, 25 November 2023
- As part of the Portuguese Empire, Brazil inherited the devotion to ... this Yoruba divinity is known in the Portuguese language) is often identified ...36 KB (5,477 words) - 19:38, 22 December 2022
- Dutch is the official language of Suriname, but Sranan Tongo serves ... * Sarnami Hindi is the third largest language of the nation. A form ...30 KB (4,282 words) - 12:07, 17 April 2024
- in Egypt: Arabic Schools and Experimental Language Schools. Arabic Schools ... Hindi and/or the state's official language is also taught.Anuradha ...32 KB (4,665 words) - 18:08, 14 April 2023
- on the continent, along with the Brazil (Portuguese) and Suriname (Dutch) and ... Chinese, and Europeans (mostly British and Portuguese). ...31 KB (4,434 words) - 21:47, 21 June 2024
- of cultures brought by African slaves, Portuguese servants and British settlers. ... sugar planters. There is a presence of Portuguese or mixed African-Portuguese ...27 KB (3,940 words) - 06:23, 31 July 2023
- a commercial war existed between the Portuguese holding Goa and Malacca ... and despaired with the difficulty of the language and with the refusal of ...29 KB (4,469 words) - 08:20, 3 April 2024
- island. In 1503, Mayotte was observed by Portuguese explorers but not colonized. ... *Shimaore, a dialect of the Comorian language (a close relative of Swahili) ...19 KB (2,667 words) - 09:21, 10 March 2023
- linguistic families, as well as a few language isolates. Individual mother ... While Hindi is the official language of the central government in ...30 KB (4,092 words) - 06:53, 4 March 2023
- Arabic to a number of languages, including Portuguese (romã), and Kabyle rrumman and Maltese "rumen" (Habeeb 2001). According to the ...26 KB (3,898 words) - 08:48, 24 November 2022
- local customs). After learning the local language, however, they discovered ... with Europeans, specifically with the Portuguese in Macao, should be reduced ...22 KB (3,410 words) - 16:46, 10 December 2023
- The Reconquista (a Spanish and Portuguese word for "Reconquest ... crusaders. On the other side, using the language associated with jihad (used ...48 KB (7,486 words) - 21:14, 23 July 2022
- as the [http://silp.vassar.edu Self-Instructional Language Program (SILP)] which offers courses in Hindi, Irish/Gaelic, Korean, Portuguese, Swahili, ...12 KB (1,685 words) - 14:40, 3 May 2023
- descent. However, a few Islanders are of French, Portuguese, and Scandinavian descent. Some are the descendants of whalers who reached the Islands during ...25 KB (3,561 words) - 00:33, 25 March 2024
