PORTUGALIHO, millat, aholii asosii Portugaliya, ki dar jazirahoi Madeyra va Azor zindagi mekunand (beshtar az 99% aholii mamlakat).
Shumoraashon 11920 hazor naf (1978), az jumla dar Portugaliya 9 mln; boqimondaashon dar Amerika (beshtar dar ShMA va Braziliya), Afrika (Angola, Mozambik, Gvineya-Bisau, San-Tome, Prinsini), baze nohiyahoi Osiyo [Aomin (Makao), Timor] va yak qator davlathoi Evropa zindagi mekunand. Bo zaboni portugali gap mezanand. Aksariyati dindoron katolikand. Dar tashakkuli Portugaliho qabilahoi luzitan ishtirok namudaand. Dar asri 2 to melod—asri 4 melodi qismi ziyodi onho romani kunonida shudand. Ba Portugaliya svevho va vestgotho (asrhoi 5—8), dar qismi janubii Portugaliya boshad, arabho (asri 8— nimai yakumi asri 12) tasiri kaloni etniki rasonidand. Dar miyonai asri 12 dar territoriyai Portugaliya davlati mustaqid tasis yoft, ki on ba ogozi tashakkuli khalqiyati Portugaliya musoidat namud. Hukmronii Ispaniya (1591—1640) tobeiyati -iqtisodiyu siyosii Portugaliya ba Britaniyai Kabiri asrhoi 18—19 saddi rokhi inkishofi kapitalisti va tashakkuli millati Portugaliya gardid. Dar davrai kashfiyothoi buzurgi geografi Portugaliya dar Amerikai Janubi, Afrika, Osiyo pahn shudand. Dar Amerikai Janubi Portugaliya dar tashakkuli millati braziliho roli kalon bozidand. Nig. niz Portugaliya.
Ad: Narodi earubejnoy Evropi, ch. 2,
M., 1965.