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Portuguese and Portuguese


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
10  
6
10  
6

National Language
Portugal  
Portugal  

Second Language
United States of America  
United States of America  

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

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

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

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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages  
Spanish and Galician Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23  
5
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
9  
6

How Many Consonants
19  
9
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Olá  
Olá  

Thank You
obrigado  
obrigado  

How Are You?
Como você está?  
Como você está?  

Good Night
boa noite  
boa noite  

Good Evening
boa Noite  
boa Noite  

Good Afternoon
boa Tarde  
boa Tarde  

Good Morning
bom Dia  
bom Dia  

Please
Por Favor  
Por Favor  

Sorry
pesaroso  
pesaroso  

Bye
tchau  
tchau  

I Love You
Eu te amo  
Eu te amo  

Excuse Me
desculpe me  
desculpe me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese  
Brazilian Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Brazil  
Brazil  

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

Dialect 2
European Portuguese  
European Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Portugal  
Portugal  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
37
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  

Where They Speak
Daman and Diu  
Daman and Diu  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
26  
22
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
231.00 million  
7
231.00 million  
7

Speaking Population
3.27 %  
7
3.27 %  
7

Native Speakers
216.00 million  
5
216.00 million  
5

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million  
34
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
Português  
Português  

Alternative Names
Português  
Português  

French Name
portugais  
portugais  

German Name
Portugiesisch  
Portugiesisch  

Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  

Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses  
Portuguese people or portugueses  

History

Origin
3rd Century  
3rd Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Portuguese  
Portuguese  

Language Position
6  
6
6  
6

Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese  
Signed Portuguese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pt  
pt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
por  
por  

ISO 639 2/B
por  
por  

ISO 639 3
por  
por  

ISO 639 6
por  
por  

Glottocode
port1283  
port1283  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-a  
51-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Portuguese and Portuguese Speaking population

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

Portuguese and Portuguese Language Codes

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