Portuguese
Let an agent handle the Portuguese language: explain its varieties, grammar and orthography, support learning and translation, and give sourced information on where and how it is used.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Language Structure.
Grammar
Key features.
Grammar
Grammar.
- How does this Portuguese grammar point work, such as verb conjugation or pronoun placement? definition
- How does it differ between varieties? definition
Spelling
Orthography.
Spelling
Orthography.
- What is the correct spelling under the Orthographic Agreement, and which countries apply it? provenance
- Which differences remain? provenance
Varieties Where it is spoken.
Brazil
Brazilian and European.
Brazil
Brazilian and European.
- How do Brazilian and European Portuguese differ in pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar? definition
- Is each variety described as equally valid? boundary
World
Global Portuguese.
World
Global Portuguese.
- Where else is Portuguese spoken, and what is its status there? provenance
- Which creoles descend from it? provenance
Learn Learning and using.
Resources
Learning Portuguese.
Resources
Learning.
- Which resources and courses suit this learner level and target variety? action
- Which exams certify Portuguese? provenance
Translate
Translation.
Translate
Translation.
- How should this phrase be translated, considering the target variety? action
- Is a certified translation needed? boundary
Status Official use and history.
Official
Legal status.
Official
Legal status.
- Where is Portuguese official, and which institutions promote it? provenance
- What is the CPLP? definition
History
Development.
History
History.
- How did Portuguese develop from Galician-Portuguese and spread worldwide, according to historians? provenance
- Which texts mark its history? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.MED
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Portuguese language in Goa, Portuguese language in Africa, Portuguese language in the Americas, Portuguese language in Spain, Portuguese language in Asia, Uruguayan Portuguese, Azorean Portuguese, Sulista Portuguese, Giria, Angolan Portuguese, Portuguese dialects, East Timorese Portuguese
What it is Filled
A Romance language originating in the Iberian Peninsula, descended from Galician-Portuguese, spoken as a first language by more than 200 million people in Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique and other countries of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, with varieties such as European, Brazilian and African Portuguese and communities in Asia and the Americas.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle the Portuguese language: explain its varieties, grammar and orthography, support learning and translation, and give sourced information on where and how it is used.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Romance language
- Official in many countries
- Major varieties
- Regulated orthography
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present one variety as the only correct Portuguese.
- Produce translations of legal or medical documents as certified without a qualified translator.
- Mock accents or varieties spoken in Africa, Asia or the Americas.
Only with a human decision
- Using machine translation in legal, medical or immigration matters.
May
- Translate and explain Portuguese, noting differences between varieties such as European and Brazilian.
- Point users to resources for learning Portuguese.
Moral aspects Filled
- Portuguese spread through colonization; speakers in Africa and Asia have their own varieties and histories.
- Language barriers can deny people access to services.
Who is affected
- Speakers in many countries
- Learners
- People relying on translations
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns a language; speakers hold it in common.
Master systems
- ISO 639 language code tables
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q9080204 - registry parent class
related
- Galician-Portuguese - category
- Indo-European - language family
- Dutch - other European language
- Community of Portuguese Language Countries - body
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.portuguese
- Wikidata: Q5146 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5146)
- ISO 639-1: pt language code
- ISO 639-3: por language code
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Latin script with diacritics such as tilde and cedilla
- Orthographic Agreement spelling
- Galician is a closely related but distinct language
- Not physical; a language in speech and text.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain grammar and orthography
- distinguish European, Brazilian and African varieties
- support learning and translation
- find official language resources
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Treating one variety as the only correct one
- Outdated orthography
- Confusing Portuguese and Spanish
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Orthographic Agreement of 1990
- National language laws
- CEFR levels for language learning
Context of use required Filled
- Communication across the Portuguese-speaking world.
- European Portuguese
- Brazilian Portuguese
- African varieties in Angola, Mozambique and elsewhere
- Asian varieties and creoles
- diaspora and border varieties such as Uruguayan Portuguese
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q5146: Portuguese - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Portuguese language - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each variety be a separate entry?
- How should dictionaries be linked?
- How should learning resources be graded?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q5146/spec.json