About Portuguese Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Portuguese is originated from the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is the official language of Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Brazil. Portuguese has co-official status in East Timor. Portuguese-speaking people are known as "Lusophone" (lusófono). You will notice the presence of Portuguese culture all across the globe. There are several dialects of Vulgar Latin used in Portuguese. Approximately 215 to 220 million native speakers speak this language. It also features Celtic phonology among speakers. This is also one of the sixth most spoken languages around the world. Portuguese has a lot of influence in South America and the Southern Hemisphere. Interestingly it is also among the top 10 languages in Africa. Due to its popularity, it is also the official language of many American states.
About Luxembourgish Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Luxembourgish is an old language that is used by French people. The total number of native speakers includes 600,000. It is recognized as a minority language in Belgium. This language is from the family of Indo-European and Germanic languages. Even though it is an old language there are a lot of French words and phrases incorporated in it. As a result, almost all the people in Luxembourg speak this language. However, the population of Luxembourg is either bilingual or trilingual. Traditionally Luxembourgish is used orally in the Governments and courts in Germany. It is also used in the most popular newspapers and magazines. Luxembourg features a Moselle-Franconian dialect and is spoken by some people in Germany. The writing system is Latin while the alphabets consist of 26 Latin letters too.
