Portuguese and Igbo
Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Nigeria
National Language
Portugal
Nigeria
Second Language
United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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 Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
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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?
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
boa noite
ka chi fo
Good Evening
boa Noite
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
bom Dia
ụtụtụ ọma
I Love You
Eu te amo
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Excuse Me
desculpe me
ngọpụ
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Enuani
Where They Speak
Brazil
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Ngwa
Where They Speak
Portugal
Nigeria
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Not present
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Português
igbo
Alternative Names
Português
Ibo
French Name
portugais
igbo
German Name
Portugiesisch
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Igbo people
Origin
3rd Century
30th Century BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Standard Igbo
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
port1283
nucl1417
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative
All Portuguese and Igbo 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 Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Portuguese and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Portuguese are spoken in different Portuguese Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Portuguese vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Portuguese and Igbo Speaking population
Portuguese and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo 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 Igbo on Portuguese vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Portuguese and Igbo Language Codes
Portuguese and Igbo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Igbo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.