Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Ethiopia
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
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Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages
Spanish and Galician Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
amesege'nallo'
obrigado
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
Como você está?
Good Night
Dehna dur
boa noite
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
boa Tarde
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
bom Dia
Please
i'bakwon
Por Favor
I Love You
afekirishalehu
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
yiqirta
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Gondar
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Gondar
Brazil
Dialect 2
Gojjami
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Portugal
Dialect 3
Showa
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Daman and Diu
Native Name
አማርኛ
Português
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
Português
French Name
amharique
portugais
German Name
Amharisch
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Amharas
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
13th century
3rd Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Ge'ez
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Amharic
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
amha1245
port1283
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Amharic and Portuguese Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Amharic and Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Amharic and Portuguese Speaking population
Amharic and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Amharic and Portuguese on Amharic vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Portuguese Language Codes
Amharic and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.