Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Haiti
National Language
Portugal
Haiti
Second Language
United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Central America, North America
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Cuba
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
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 the year 1940, the first technical orthography for Haitian Creole was developed.
- In Haiian Creole, the word 'creole' is of Latin origin via a Portuguese term that means, "person raised in one's house".
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
French Language
Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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How Are You?
Como você está?
Kijan ou yé?
Good Night
boa noite
Bon nwit
Good Evening
boa Noite
Bonswa
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
Bon apre-midi
Good Morning
bom Dia
Bon apre-midi
I Love You
Eu te amo
Mwen renmen w
Excuse Me
desculpe me
Eskize m
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Northern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Brazil
Cap-Haitien
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Central Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Portugal
Port-au-Prince
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Southern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Cayes
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Português
Kreyòl ayisyen
Alternative Names
Português
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
French Name
portugais
haïtien; créole haïtien
German Name
Portugiesisch
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
[kɣejɔl]
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Haitians
Origin
3rd Century
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
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Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Haitian Creole
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
port1283
hait1244
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
51-AAC-cb
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Portuguese and Haitian Creole 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 Haitian Creole dialects. Various dialects of Portuguese and Haitian Creole language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Portuguese are spoken in different Portuguese Speaking Countries whereas Haitian Creole Dialects are spoken in different Haitian Creole speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Portuguese vs Haitian Creole Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese. Haitian Creole dialects include: Northern Haitian Creole , Central Haitian Creole. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Portuguese and Haitian Creole Speaking population
Portuguese and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 %. 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 Haitian Creole on Portuguese vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Portuguese and Haitian Creole Language Codes
Portuguese and Haitian Creole language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Haitian Creole Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.