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Portuguese  ( português  or, in full,  língua portuguesa ) is a  Western Romance language  originating in the  Iberian Peninsula . It is the sole official language of  Portugal ,  Brazil ,  Cape Verde ,  Guinea-Bissau ,  Mozambique ,  Angola , and  São Tomé and Príncipe . [7]  It also has co-official language status in  East Timor ,  Equatorial Guinea  and  Macau  in China. As the result of expansion during colonial times, a cultural presence of Portuguese and  Portuguese creole  speakers are also found in  Goa ,  Daman and Diu  in India; [8]  in  Batticaloa  on the east coast of  Sri Lanka ; in the  Indonesian  island of  Flores ; in the  Malacca  state of  Malaysia ; and the  ABC islands  in the Caribbean where  Papiamento  is spoken, while  Cape Verdean Creole  is the most widely spoken Portuguese-based Creole. A Portuguese-speaking person or nation may be referred to as " Lusophone " in both English and Portuguese.

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