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Marathi and Portuguese


Countries

Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  

Total No. Of Countries
10  
6
4  
11

National Language
Portugal  
India  

Second Language
United States of America  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America  
Israel, Mauritius  

Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  

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.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages  
Konkani Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  

Alphabets
23  
5
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
16  
13

How Many Consonants
19  
9
36  
26

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
Olá  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  

Thank You
obrigado  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  

How Are You?
Como você está?  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  

Good Night
boa noite  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  

Good Evening
boa Noite  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  

Good Afternoon
boa Tarde  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  

Good Morning
bom Dia  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  

Please
Por Favor  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  

Sorry
pesaroso  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  

Bye
tchau  
बाय (Bāya)  

I Love You
Eu te amo  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  

Excuse Me
desculpe me  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese  
Maharashtrian Konkani  

Where They Speak
Brazil  
Kokan  

How Many People Speak
204,000,000.00  
5
2,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
European Portuguese  
Varhadi  

Where They Speak
Portugal  
Vidarbha  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
37
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  
Khandeshi  

Where They Speak
Daman and Diu  
Khandesh  

How Many People Speak
4,000.00  
99+
1,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
26  
22
42  
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
231.00 million  
7
71.00 million  
25

Speaking Population
3.27 %  
7
1.10 %  
19

Native Speakers
216.00 million  
5
68.00 million  
16

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million  
34
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Português  
मराठी (marāṭhī)  

Alternative Names
Português  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  

French Name
portugais  
marathe  

German Name
Portugiesisch  
Marathi  

Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  

Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses  
Marathi people  

History

Origin
3rd Century  
10th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician  
Maharashtri Prakrit  

Standard Forms
Portuguese  
Marathi  

Language Position
6  
6
17  
15

Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pt  
mr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
por  
mar  

ISO 639 2/B
por  
mar  

ISO 639 3
por  
mar  

ISO 639 6
por  
mar  

Glottocode
port1283  
mara1378  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-a  
omr  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Portuguese and Marathi 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 Marathi dialects. Various dialects of Portuguese and Marathi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Portuguese are spoken in different Portuguese Speaking Countries whereas Marathi Dialects are spoken in different Marathi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Portuguese vs Marathi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese. Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani , Varhadi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Portuguese and Marathi Speaking population

Portuguese and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Portuguese vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Portuguese and Marathi Language Codes

Portuguese and Marathi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Marathi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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