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Bhojpuri and Portuguese


Countries

Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
10  
6
0  
15

National Language
Portugal  
India  

Second Language
United States of America  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

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

Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras  
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Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
Latin  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
23  
5
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
11  
8

How Many Consonants
19  
9
34  
24

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Olá  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
obrigado  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
Como você está?  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

Good Night
boa noite  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
boa Noite  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
boa Tarde  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
bom Dia  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
Por Favor  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
pesaroso  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
tchau  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
Eu te amo  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
desculpe me  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese  
Caribbean Hindustani  

Where They Speak
Brazil  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

How Many People Speak
204,000,000.00  
5
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
European Portuguese  
Fiji Hindi  

Where They Speak
Portugal  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
37
380,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
Daman and Diu  
India  

How Many People Speak
4,000.00  
99+
38,000,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
26  
22
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
231.00 million  
7
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
3.27 %  
7
0.43 %  
33

Native Speakers
216.00 million  
5
40.00 million  
24

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million  
34
38.00 million  
23

Native Name
Português  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Português  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
portugais  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Portugiesisch  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses  
Bhojpuri speakers  

History

Origin
3rd Century  
19th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Portuguese  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
6  
6
37  
34

Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese  
Bhojpuri Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pt  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
por  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
por  
bho  

ISO 639 3
por  
bho  

ISO 639 6
por  
bho  

Glottocode
port1283  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-a  
59-AAF-sa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Portuguese and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Portuguese and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Portuguese and Bhojpuri on Portuguese vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Portuguese and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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

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