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Dialect comparison

Nordestino vs Northern Portuguese

Compare two dialects of Portuguese side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Nordestino

Northeastern Brazilian Portuguese

The Portuguese of Brazil's Northeast region around Recife, Salvador, and Fortaleza. Internally varied, with a distinct lexicon shaped by African and indigenous languages.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
-8.05°, -34.90°
Northern Portuguese

Portuense · Norte de Portugal

The Portuguese of the north of Portugal around Porto. Preserves several older features lost in the standard, including the bilabial /β/ and the betacism that distinguishes <b> from <v>.

Spoken in
Approximate centre
41.15°, -8.61°

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