Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Galicia
National Language
Portugal
Galicia
Second Language
United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Europe
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
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.
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Portuguese Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
obrigado
Grazas
How Are You?
Como você está?
Que tal estás?
Good Night
boa noite
Boas noites
Good Evening
boa Noite
Boa tarde
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
Boa tarde
Good Morning
bom Dia
Bos días
Please
Por Favor
Por favor
I Love You
Eu te amo
Ámote
Excuse Me
desculpe me
Perdoe!
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Eastern Galician
Where They Speak
Brazil
East Galicia
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Central Galician
Where They Speak
Portugal
Central Galicia
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Western Galician
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
West Galicia
Native Name
Português
Galego
Alternative Names
Português
Galego, Gallego
French Name
portugais
galicien
German Name
Portugiesisch
Galicisch
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
[ɡaˈleɣo]
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Galician people
Origin
3rd Century
c. 1175
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Galician
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Galician Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
port1283
gali1258
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
51-AAA-ab
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Portuguese and Galician 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 Galician dialects. Various dialects of Portuguese and Galician language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Portuguese are spoken in different Portuguese Speaking Countries whereas Galician Dialects are spoken in different Galician speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Portuguese vs Galician Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese. Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician , Central Galician. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Portuguese and Galician Speaking population
Portuguese and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Galician language is 0.05 %. 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 Galician on Portuguese vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Portuguese and Galician Language Codes
Portuguese and Galician language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Galician Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.