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Portuguese and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
10  
6

National Language
India  
Portugal  

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
United States of America  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America  

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius  
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America  

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras  

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
  • 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
Konkani Language  
Spanish and Galician Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
52  
31
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
9  
6

How Many Consonants
36  
26
19  
9

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  
Olá  

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  
obrigado  

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  
Como você está?  

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  
boa noite  

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  
boa Noite  

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  
boa Tarde  

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  
bom Dia  

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  
Por Favor  

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  
pesaroso  

Bye
बाय (Bāya)  
tchau  

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  
Eu te amo  

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  
desculpe me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani  
Brazilian Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Kokan  
Brazil  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
204,000,000.00  
5

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
European Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Vidarbha  
Portugal  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  

Where They Speak
Khandesh  
Daman and Diu  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
4,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million  
25
231.00 million  
7

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
19
3.27 %  
7

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
216.00 million  
5

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)  
Português  

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  
Português  

French Name
marathe  
portugais  

German Name
Marathi  
Portugiesisch  

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  

Ethnicity
Marathi people  
Portuguese people or portugueses  

History

Origin
10th century  
3rd Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Romance  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Marathi  
Portuguese  

Language Position
17  
15
6  
6

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Portuguese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mr  
pt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar  
por  

ISO 639 2/B
mar  
por  

ISO 639 3
mar  
por  

ISO 639 6
mar  
por  

Glottocode
mara1378  
port1283  

Linguasphere
omr  
51-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Marathi 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 Marathi and Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Marathi and Portuguese Speaking population

Marathi and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % 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 Marathi and Portuguese on Marathi vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Portuguese Language Codes

Marathi and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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