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Meithei and Portuguese


Countries

Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
10  
6
1  
14

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  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Meithei-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
23  
5
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
6  
3

How Many Consonants
19  
9
15  
5

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Olá  
Khurumjari  

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  
মানিপুরি  

Good Afternoon
boa Tarde  
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ  

Good Morning
bom Dia  
Nongale haugatl  

Please
Por Favor  
Chanbiduna  

Sorry
pesaroso  
Saobiganu  

Bye
tchau  
Chatcharage  

I Love You
Eu te amo  
Eina nangbu nungsi  

Excuse Me
desculpe me  
দুঃখিত  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Brazil  
Burma, Laos  

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

Dialect 2
European Portuguese  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Portugal  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
37
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Daman and Diu  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
4,000.00  
99+
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
26  
22
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
231.00 million  
7
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
3.27 %  
7
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
216.00 million  
5
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million  
34
1.50 million  
99+

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]  
[ˈmeɪteɪ]  

Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses  
Meithei people  

History

Origin
3rd Century  
1700  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Portuguese  
Standard Meithei  

Language Position
6  
6
38  
35

Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
pt  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
por  
mni  

ISO 639 2/B
por  
mni  

ISO 639 3
por  
mni  

ISO 639 6
por  
mni  

Glottocode
port1283  
mani1292  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-a  
omp  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

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.

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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 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 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.

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