Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine
National Language
Portugal
Moldova, Romania
Second Language
United States of America
Kazakhstan, Russia
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li
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.
- Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
- The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
obrigado
multumesc
How Are You?
Como você está?
ce mai faci?
Good Night
boa noite
noapte Buna
Good Evening
boa Noite
buna Seara
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
buna Ziua
Good Morning
bom Dia
bună Dimineața
I Love You
Eu te amo
Te iubesc
Excuse Me
desculpe me
Scuza-Ma
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Aromanian
Where They Speak
Brazil
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Megleno-Romanian
Where They Speak
Portugal
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Istro-Romanian
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Croatia
Native Name
Português
Română
Alternative Names
Português
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian
French Name
portugais
roumain; moldave
German Name
Portugiesisch
Rumänisch
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
[roˈmɨnə]
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Romanians
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
Proto-Romanian
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Romanian
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Romanian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
port1283
roma1327
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
51-AAD-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Portuguese and Romanian 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 Romanian dialects. Various dialects of Portuguese and Romanian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Portuguese are spoken in different Portuguese Speaking Countries whereas Romanian Dialects are spoken in different Romanian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Portuguese vs Romanian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese. Romanian dialects include: Aromanian , Megleno-Romanian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Portuguese and Romanian Speaking population
Portuguese and Romanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Romanian languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Romanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Romanian language is 0.37 %. 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 Romanian on Portuguese vs Romanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Portuguese and Romanian Language Codes
Portuguese and Romanian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Romanian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.