Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Portugal
Second Language
Spain
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
- 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Gràcies
obrigado
How Are You?
Com estàs?
Como você está?
Good Night
Bona nit
boa noite
Good Evening
Bona nit
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
boa Tarde
Good Morning
Bon dia
bom Dia
I Love You
T'estimo
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Caló
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Brazil
Dialect 2
Valencian
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Spain
Portugal
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Spain
Daman and Diu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
català
Português
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Português
French Name
catalan; valencien
portugais
German Name
Katalanisch
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
c. 1028
3rd Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Catalan
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Portuguese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1289
port1283
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Catalan and Portuguese Speaking population
Catalan and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan 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 Catalan and Portuguese on Catalan vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Catalan and Portuguese Language Codes
Catalan and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.