Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
National Language
Portugal
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
United States of America
Spain
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Europe
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
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.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
obrigado
Gràcies
How Are You?
Como você está?
Com estàs?
Good Night
boa noite
Bona nit
Good Evening
boa Noite
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
Bona tarda
Good Morning
bom Dia
Bon dia
I Love You
Eu te amo
T'estimo
Excuse Me
desculpe me
Dispensi!
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Caló
Where They Speak
Brazil
France, Portugal, Spain
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Valencian
Where They Speak
Portugal
Spain
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Português
català
Alternative Names
Português
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
portugais
catalan; valencien
German Name
Portugiesisch
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Catalan people
Origin
3rd Century
c. 1028
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
port1283
stan1289
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
51-AAA-e
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Portuguese and Catalan Speaking population
Portuguese and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available. 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 Catalan on Portuguese vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Portuguese and Catalan Language Codes
Portuguese and Catalan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Catalan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.