Countries
Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
India, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
102
0
46
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National Language
Portugal
India, Pakistan
Second Language
United States of America
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
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.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Hindi Language
Derived From
Latin
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2353
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
99
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1941
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
64
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks6 weeks
3
88
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Greetings
Hello
Olá
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
obrigado
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
Como você está?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
boa noite
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
boa Noite
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
bom Dia
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
Por Favor
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
pesaroso
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
tchau
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
Eu te amo
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
desculpe me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialects
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Brazil
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
204,000,000.002,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Portugal
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.0020,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Doabi
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Pakistan, Punjab, India
How Many People Speak
4,000.00130,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
2630
0
188
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How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
231.00 million154.30 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
3.27 %1.44 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
216.00 million100.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
15.00 million54.30 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Português
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Português
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
portugais
pendjabi
German Name
Portugiesisch
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Punjabis
History
Origin
3rd Century
1000 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
Indo-Iranian
Branch
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Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Modern Punjabi
Language Position
623
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
-
Code
ISO 639 1
pt
pa
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
por
pan
ISO 639 2/B
por
pan
ISO 639 3
por
pan
ISO 639 6
por
panj
Glottocode
port1283
panj1256
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional