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Portuguese and Albanian


Countries

Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
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
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
Portugal  

Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  
United States of America  

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

Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras  

Interesting Facts
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   
  • 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
Romanian  
Spanish and Galician Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
9  
6

How Many Consonants
29  
19
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Përshëndetje  
Olá  

Thank You
Ju faleminderit  
obrigado  

How Are You?
Si jeni?  
Como você está?  

Good Night
natën e mirë  
boa noite  

Good Evening
mirëmbrëma  
boa Noite  

Good Afternoon
mirëdita  
boa Tarde  

Good Morning
mirëmengjes  
bom Dia  

Please
Ju lutem  
Por Favor  

Sorry
Me fal  
pesaroso  

Bye
mirupafshim  
tchau  

I Love You
unë e dua ju  
Eu te amo  

Excuse Me
Më falni  
desculpe me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian  
Brazilian Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  
Brazil  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
20
204,000,000.00  
4

Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian  
European Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  
Portugal  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
20
10,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 3
Arbëresh  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Daman and Diu  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
28
4,000.00  
36

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
26  
22

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
3.27 %  
7

Native Speakers
3.10 million  
99+
216.00 million  
5

Second Language Speakers
3.60 million  
31
15.00 million  
18

Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe  
Português  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Português  

French Name
albanais  
portugais  

German Name
Albanisch  
Portugiesisch  

Pronunciation
[ʃcip]  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  

Ethnicity
Albanians  
Portuguese people or portugueses  

History

Origin
1462 AD  
3rd Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Romance  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Albanian  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Standard Albanian  
Portuguese  

Language Position
Not Available  
6  
6

Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  
Signed Portuguese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sq  
pt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sqi  
por  

ISO 639 2/B
alb  
por  

ISO 639 3
sqi  
por  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
alba1267  
port1283  

Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa  
51-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Not Available  

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

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Albanian and Portuguese Speaking population

Albanian and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Albanian and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Albanian and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Albanian language is Not Available 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 Albanian and Portuguese on Albanian vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Albanian and Portuguese Language Codes

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

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