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Angolan Portuguese ((ポルトガル語:Português de Angola)) is a group of dialects and accents of the Portuguese language used mostly in Angola where it is an official language. It is used in Angola by 60% of the population, and by 20% as their first language.〔 There are different stages of Portuguese language in Angola in a similar manner to other Portuguese-speaking African countries. Some closely approximate Standard Portuguese pronunciation and are associated with upper class and younger generations of urban background. == History == Portuguese explorers started to explore Angola in the late 15th century. Portuguese, although spoken there earlier, largely entered Angola during the 19th century, after the division of Africa between the former colonial powers (Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, and Great Britain). For the Africans to be considered Portuguese, they had to be Roman Catholics and speak Portuguese. These conditions made a rush between Africans to speak proper Portuguese, thus a local variant did not arise, and a competition between the rival tribes had arisen to provide their children with the best education along with speaking the best Portuguese, which is still common today. The local languages came to be viewed as inferior by both colonizers and locals. Most locals eventually abandoned their languages in favor of Portuguese, given the cultural, religious, economic and political prestige which Portuguese enjoyed. In the late 20th century, Portuguese became an instrument for independence, as it was perfectly spoken by the African native and political elite, becoming a symbol of national identity unifying the various rival tribes for the same goal: independence. Portuguese is still seen as something that unifies Angola. The government relies on it because it is a widely spoken, unifying element, as well as being a widely spoken international language. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Angolan Portuguese」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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