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Portuguese language in Goa
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<p>The Portuguese controlled <a href="/facts/Goa/KKXvbLSS">Goa</a> until 1961, when <a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a> took over. Only a very small fraction of Goans speak Portuguese nowadays. Although an essential religious language, there were 1,500 students learning Portuguese in Goa in 2015; totaling a number of 10,000 – 12,000 Portuguese speakers in the state. </p>