Estremenho dialect

This article is about the Portuguese dialect. It is not to be confused with Extremaduran, a language of western Spain.

Estremenho is a dialect of European Portuguese spoken in Coimbra and Lisbon, Portugal. It is considered a prestige dialect and is the basis of the Standard Portuguese taught and spoken in Lusophone African countries, East Timor, and Macau.

Portuguese dialects

Africa (Portuguese in Africa)	Angolan Cape Verdean Guinean Mozambican São Tomean

Americas (Portuguese in the Americas · Brazilian variant)	North Region Amazophony Arco do Desflorestamento Northeast Region central northeastern north coast Recifense Baiano Central-West Region Sertanejo Brasiliense South Region southern Florianopolitan Gaúcho Portunhol do Pampa Southeast Region Mineiro Carioca Fluminense Paulistan Caipira Uruguayan

Asia (Portuguese in Asia and Oceania)	Damanese East Timorese Goan Macau

Europe (Portuguese in Europe)	Açoriano Alentejano Barranquenho Algarvio Alto-Alentejano Alto-Minhoto Baixo-Beirão Beirão Estremenho Nortenho Transmontano Galego Eonavian Fala Judaeo-Portuguese Portuguese Caló Minderico

See also	Geographic distribution of Portuguese Portuguese phonology Portuguese vocabulary

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