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While Portugal's direct political influence in Asia was comparatively shortlived, its linguistic influence remains. The author charts the influences of the Portuguese in over 50 Asian tongues, illustrating an unexpected outcome of seaborne commerce.Jayasuriya, Shihan de Silva is the author of 'Portuguese in the East A Cultural History of a Maritime Trading Empire', published 2008 under ISBN 9781845115852 and ISBN 1845115856.
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