Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
New Zealand
National Language
Portugal
New Zealand
Second Language
United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Australia, Oceania
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
Māori Language Commission
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.
- "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
- The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Tahitian Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
obrigado
Mauruuru koutou
How Are You?
Como você está?
E pēhea ana koe ?
Good Night
boa noite
Night pai
Good Evening
boa Noite
pai ahiahi
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
Afternoon pai
Good Morning
bom Dia
Morning pai
I Love You
Eu te amo
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Excuse Me
desculpe me
tukua ahau
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
South Island Māori
Where They Speak
Brazil
New Zealand
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Western North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Portugal
New Zealand
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Eastern North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
New Zealand
Native Name
Português
te Reo Māori
Alternative Names
Português
New Zealand Maori
French Name
portugais
maori
German Name
Portugiesisch
Maori-Sprache
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
[ˈmaɔɾi]
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Māori people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Romance
Polynesian
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Maori
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Maori Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
port1283
maor1246
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Portuguese and Maori 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 Maori dialects. Various dialects of Portuguese and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Portuguese are spoken in different Portuguese Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Portuguese vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese. Maori dialects include: South Island Māori , Western North Island Maori. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Portuguese and Maori Speaking population
Portuguese and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maori language is 0.01 %. 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 Maori on Portuguese vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Portuguese and Maori Language Codes
Portuguese and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.