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Lusophone

vr.tr.lusophone · thing-q1258241

Let an agent explain the term Lusophone, relay the Lusophone world, CPLP, speaker distribution and history from linguistic and political sources with estimates attributed, flag demonym aliases, and distinguish Lusophone from Lusitanian, Hispanophone, Portuguese nationality and Portuguese-based creoles.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.PER
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Understand What Lusophone means.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What does Lusophone mean, and how does it differ from Lusitanian, Hispanophone, Portuguese nationality and creoles? definition
  2. Is the question about a specific country s languages, which are often multilingual? boundary

Demonyms

Demonym aliases.

Demonyms

Demonyms.

  1. Who are Angolans, Mozambicans, Cape Verdeans, Bissau-Guineans, Luandans and Maputans, and why are they not all Lusophone by first language? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific nationality? action
Lusophone world Countries.

Countries

Portuguese-speaking countries.

Countries

Countries.

  1. Where is Portuguese official, and how many speakers do sources estimate, with figures attributed? measurement
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

CPLP

CPLP.

CPLP

CPLP.

  1. What does the Community of Portuguese Language Countries do? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
History History.

Spread

Spread of Portuguese.

Spread

Spread.

  1. How did Portuguese spread through colonisation and trade, as historians describe with legacies attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary

Independence

Decolonisation.

Independence

Independence.

  1. How did African Lusophone countries gain independence in the 1970s? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Carnation Revolution? action
Context Language.

Orthography

Orthographic agreement.

Orthography

Orthography.

  1. What did the 1990 Orthographic Agreement change, and how was it adopted? provenance
  2. Is the information current? boundary

Creoles

Portuguese-based creoles.

Creoles

Creoles.

  1. How do Cape Verdean and Guinea-Bissau creoles relate to Portuguese? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Cape Verdean Creole? action

Classifiers Filled

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Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
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Domain
SOC.PER
Other names and narrower kinds
Maputans, Luandans, Bissau-Guineans, Cape Verdeans, Mozambicans, Angolans, Sao Tomeans, Cape Verdean Spanish, Cape Verdean Argentine

What it is Filled

A person who speaks Portuguese, or relating to Portuguese-speaking peoples and countries, the Lusophone world, including Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor and Equatorial Guinea as members of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, CPLP, founded in 1996, along with communities in Macau, Goa and diasporas; the registry aliases list demonyms such as Angolans, Mozambicans, Cape Verdeans and Bissau-Guineans and city residents such as Luandans and Maputans, which are nationalities or local identities rather than kinds of Portuguese speaker, and many people in these countries speak other first languages, such as Bantu languages or Cape Verdean Creole. Speaker estimates vary and are attributed, and the colonial history behind Portuguese s spread is presented neutrally.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain the term Lusophone, relay the Lusophone world, CPLP, speaker distribution and history from linguistic and political sources with estimates attributed, flag demonym aliases, and distinguish Lusophone from Lusitanian, Hispanophone, Portuguese nationality and Portuguese-based creoles.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Language-based identity
  • Four continents
  • Multilingual societies
  • Colonial history

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Assume all citizens of Lusophone countries are native Portuguese speakers.
  • Treat demonyms as kinds of thing.
  • Take sides on language politics while presenting it as fact.
  • Ignore other languages spoken in Lusophone countries.

Only with a human decision

  • Publishing language data used in education policy.

May

  • Explain the term Lusophone and the Portuguese-speaking world.
  • Describe the community of Portuguese language countries with sources.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Many people in Lusophone countries speak other languages first, and ignoring them erases their identity.

Who is affected

  • Speakers of other languages in Lusophone countries
  • Portuguese speakers

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns the term.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q16657634 - registry parent class

related

  • speaker - in registry terms
  • Portuguese language
  • Community of Portuguese Language Countries
  • Hispanophone

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.lusophone
  • Wikidata: Q1258241 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1258241)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • CPLP founded: 1996 year
  • CPLP member states: 9 count - check current
  • World Portuguese Language Day: 5 May date - UNESCO

Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Portuguese-speaking person or community
  • Maputans, Luandans, Bissau-Guineans, Cape Verdeans, Mozambicans, Angolans
  • Lusitanian refers to ancient Lusitania; Hispanophone means Spanish-speaking; Portuguese nationality is citizenship; creoles are distinct languages
  • Not a single appearance; diverse peoples across four continents.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain the term
  • relay countries and CPLP
  • flag demonym aliases
  • present history with attribution

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Assuming all citizens are native Portuguese speakers
  • Treating demonyms as kinds
  • Partisan framing of colonial history

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990
  • CPLP statutes

Context of use required Filled

  • Describing Portuguese-speaking people and communities.
  • European Portuguese speakers
  • Brazilian Portuguese speakers
  • African Lusophone communities
  • Asian Lusophone communities
  • diaspora communities

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q1258241: Lusophone - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Lusophone - general description of the item

Open questions

  • The registry demonym and city-resident aliases should be moved to nationality entries
  • How should speaker estimates be linked and kept current?
  • Should the Lusophone world be a separate entry?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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