Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
Portugal
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Middle East
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
Not Available
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.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Farsi Language
Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
How Are You?
Como você está?
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
boa noite
Şev xweş
Good Evening
boa Noite
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
bom Dia
Bayanit bash
Please
Por Favor
Bê zehmet
I Love You
Eu te amo
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
desculpe me
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Brazil
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Portugal
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Eastern Iraq
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Português
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Português
Not Available
French Name
portugais
kurde
German Name
Portugiesisch
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Kurds
Origin
3rd Century
16th century CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Medieval Galician
Not Available
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Kurdish
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
port1283
kurd1259
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Portuguese and Kurdish 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 Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Portuguese and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Portuguese are spoken in different Portuguese Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Portuguese vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Portuguese and Kurdish Speaking population
Portuguese and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. 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 Kurdish on Portuguese vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Portuguese and Kurdish Language Codes
Portuguese and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.