Countries
Nigeria
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Nigeria
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
Equatorial Guinea
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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
Yoruba and Hausa Languages
Spanish and Galician Languages
Alphabets in
Igbo-Alphabets.jpg#200
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
Como você está?
Good Night
ka chi fo
boa noite
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
boa Tarde
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
bom Dia
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Enuani
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Brazil
Dialect 2
Ngwa
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Portugal
Dialect 3
Not present
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
-
Daman and Diu
Native Name
igbo
Português
Alternative Names
Ibo
Português
French Name
igbo
portugais
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
30th Century BC
3rd Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nucl1417
port1283
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Igbo 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 Igbo and Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Portuguese Speaking population
Igbo and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 % 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 Igbo and Portuguese on Igbo vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Portuguese Language Codes
Igbo and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.