subject: Know The Language For Portuguese Translation [print this page] Another Romance language after Spanish is the Portuguese language. It was developed in Galicia and northern Portugal, as they are called now. The language comes from the Latin that pre-Roman people of the Iberian Peninsula spoke about 20 centuries back. These people were the Gallaeci, the Lusitanians, the Celtci and the Conii. Portuguese translation language became famous all over the world in the 15th and 16th centuries when Portugal created a commercial and colonial empire. This reign made its presence felt in Brazil in the Americas, Goa in India, Macau in China and Timor located on the north of Australia.
Portuguese enjoyed the status of lingua franca in the Sri Lankan island for about 3 centuries. Lingua franca implies a language that is purposely used as a mode of communication in between people who do not have a common mother tongue. The two people then use a third language which is not a mother tongue for either of them. This is the span of Portuguese language all over the world. Portuguese translation hence is very much needed when you are a non-speaker.
The remarkable fact about Portuguese is that even though most of the cities are free from Portugals command now, the language has had a great effect on the natives there. The architecture and lifestyle of these places have a touch of Portuguese culture to them even now. Portuguese translation will be very helpful for understanding the old texts and literary art work of the scholars that existed in Portugal.
