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 of European Portuguese 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

Brazil/South America (Portuguese in South America)	Brazilian Caipira Central Northeastern Florianopolitan North Coast Uruguayan

Asia (Portuguese in Asia)	Damanese East Timorese Goan Macau

Portugal/Europe (European Portuguese)	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 Brazilian diaspora Portuguese diaspora Portuguese phonology Portuguese vocabulary

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