Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Afganistan
National Language
Portugal
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
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
Pakistan
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Persian and Balochi Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
obrigado
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
Como você está?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
boa noite
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
boa Noite
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
bom Dia
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
Por Favor
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
pesaroso
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
tchau
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
Eu te amo
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
desculpe me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Brazil
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Portugal
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Afganistan, Pakistan
Native Name
Português
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Português
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
portugais
pachto
German Name
Portugiesisch
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Pashtun
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
port1283
pash1269
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
Portuguese and Pashto Speaking population
Portuguese and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 %. 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 Pashto on Portuguese vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Portuguese and Pashto Language Codes
Portuguese and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.