Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
India, Nepal
National Language
Portugal
Nepal
Second Language
United States of America
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
People's Republic of China
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Language Academy of Nepal
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.
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Hindi
Derived From
Latin
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Nepali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Olá
नमस्ते (namaste)
Thank You
obrigado
धन्यवाद (dhanyabad)
How Are You?
Como você está?
तिमीलाई कस्तो छ? (timi lai kasto cha?)
Good Night
boa noite
शुभ रात्री (subha ratri)
Good Evening
boa Noite
शुभ सन्ध्या (subha sandhya)
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
Good afternoon
Good Morning
bom Dia
शुभ प्रभात (subha prabhat)
Sorry
pesaroso
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
Bye
tchau
नमस्ते (namaste)
I Love You
Eu te amo
म तपाइलाइ माया गर्छु। (ma tapainlai maya garchu)
Excuse Me
desculpe me
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Doteli
Where They Speak
Brazil
Nepal
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Bajhangi
Where They Speak
Portugal
India, Nepal
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Baitadeli
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Nepal
Native Name
Português
नेपाली (nēpālī)
Alternative Names
Português
Eastern Pahadi, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Nepalese, Parbate
French Name
portugais
népalais
German Name
Portugiesisch
Nepali
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
[neˈpali]
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Gurkha, Khas people, Madhesi and Tharu
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
Khas language, Gurkhali, Parbatiya, Dzongkha Lhotshammikha
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Nepali
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Signed Nepali
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
Glottocode
port1283
nepa1254
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
All Portuguese and Nepali 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 Nepali dialects. Various dialects of Portuguese and Nepali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Portuguese are spoken in different Portuguese Speaking Countries whereas Nepali Dialects are spoken in different Nepali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Portuguese vs Nepali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese. Nepali dialects include: Doteli , Bajhangi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Portuguese and Nepali Speaking population
Portuguese and Nepali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Nepali languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Nepali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Nepali language is 0.25 %. 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 Nepali on Portuguese vs Nepali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Portuguese and Nepali Language Codes
Portuguese and Nepali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Nepali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.