Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
India, Karnataka, India
National Language
Portugal
Karnataka, India
Second Language
United States of America
Goa
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
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.
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Telugu
Derived From
Latin
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
obrigado
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
Como você está?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
boa noite
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
boa Noite
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
bom Dia
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
Por Favor
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
pesaroso
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
I Love You
Eu te amo
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
desculpe me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Badaga
Where They Speak
Brazil
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Urali
Where They Speak
Portugal
kerala
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Kurumba
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Native Name
Português
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Português
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
portugais
kannada
German Name
Portugiesisch
Kannada
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Kannadiga
Origin
3rd Century
c. 450
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Modern Kannada
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
port1283
nucl1305
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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Portuguese and Kannada Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Portuguese and Kannada greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Portuguese and Kannada language. Portuguese word for "Hello" is Olá or Kannada word for "Thank You" is ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu). Find more of such common Portuguese Greetings and Kannada Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Portuguese vs Kannada Difficulty
The Portuguese vs Kannada difficulty level basically depends on the number of Portuguese Alphabets and Kannada Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Portuguese and Kannada are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Portuguese and Kannada, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Portuguese is 24 weeks while to learn Kannada time required is 44 weeks.