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