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Portuguese and Welsh


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
10  
6

National Language
Wales  
Portugal  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
United States of America  

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

Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom  
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America  

Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
  • 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
English Language  
Spanish and Galician Languages  

Derived From
British Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
9  
6

How Many Consonants
21  
11
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Helô  
Olá  

Thank You
Diolch  
obrigado  

How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?  
Como você está?  

Good Night
Nos da  
boa noite  

Good Evening
Noswaith dda  
boa Noite  

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da  
boa Tarde  

Good Morning
Bore da  
bom Dia  

Please
os gwelwch yn dda  
Por Favor  

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  
pesaroso  

Bye
Hwyl  
tchau  

I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di  
Eu te amo  

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi  
desculpe me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh  
Brazilian Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Argentina  
Brazil  

How Many People Speak
38,000.00  
99+
204,000,000.00  
5

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg  
European Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Gwynedd  
Portugal  

How Many People Speak
700,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  

Where They Speak
Powys  
Daman and Diu  

How Many People Speak
700,000.00  
99+
4,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.40 million  
99+
231.00 million  
7

Speaking Population
0.24 %  
99+
3.27 %  
7

Native Speakers
7.40 million  
99+
216.00 million  
5

Second Language Speakers
0.70 million  
99+
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  
Português  

Alternative Names
Cymraeg  
Português  

French Name
gallois  
portugais  

German Name
Kymrisch  
Portugiesisch  

Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  

Ethnicity
Welsh people  
Portuguese people or portugueses  

History

Origin
9th Century  
3rd Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Romance  

Branch
Brythonic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Welsh  
Portuguese  

Language Position
31  
29
6  
6

Signed Forms
Welsh Sign Language  
Signed Portuguese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
cy  
pt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym  
por  

ISO 639 2/B
wel  
por  

ISO 639 3
cym  
por  

ISO 639 6
cym  
por  

Glottocode
wels1247  
port1283  

Linguasphere
50-ABA  
51-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Welsh and Portuguese Speaking population

Welsh and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 % 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 Welsh and Portuguese on Welsh vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Welsh and Portuguese Language Codes

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

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