Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
India, Manipur
National Language
Portugal
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Second Language
United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
obrigado
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
Como você está?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
boa noite
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
boa Noite
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Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
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Good Morning
bom Dia
Nongale haugatl
Please
Por Favor
Chanbiduna
I Love You
Eu te amo
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
desculpe me
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Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Loi
Where They Speak
Brazil
Burma, Laos
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Pangal
Where They Speak
Portugal
Bangladesh, India
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Português
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Português
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
portugais
Meithei
German Name
Portugiesisch
Meithei
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
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Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Meithei people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Romance
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Standard Meithei
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
pt
No data available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
port1283
mani1292
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
omp
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Portuguese and Meithei 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 Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Portuguese and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Portuguese are spoken in different Portuguese Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Portuguese vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Portuguese and Meithei Speaking population
Portuguese and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei 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 Meithei on Portuguese vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Portuguese and Meithei Language Codes
Portuguese and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.