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Punjabi and Portuguese


Portuguese and Punjabi


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
10  
6

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Portugal  

Second Language
Pakistan  
United States of America  

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

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, 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  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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
Hindi Language  
Spanish and Galician Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
9  
6

How Many Consonants
41  
30
19  
9

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Olá  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
obrigado  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
Como você está?  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
boa noite  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
boa Noite  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
boa Tarde  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
bom Dia  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
Por Favor  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
pesaroso  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
tchau  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
Eu te amo  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
desculpe me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Brazilian Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Brazil  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
204,000,000.00  
5

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
European Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Portugal  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Daman and Diu  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
4,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
231.00 million  
7

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
3.27 %  
7

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
216.00 million  
5

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
Português  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Português  

French Name
pendjabi  
portugais  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Portugiesisch  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Portuguese people or portugueses  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
3rd Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Romance  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Portuguese  

Language Position
23  
21
6  
6

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Portuguese  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
pt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
por  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
por  

ISO 639 3
pan  
por  

ISO 639 6
panj  
por  

Glottocode
panj1256  
port1283  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Punjabi and Portuguese Speaking population

Punjabi and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % 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 Punjabi and Portuguese on Punjabi vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Portuguese Language Codes

Punjabi and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Punjabi and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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