Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Malaysia
Portugal
Second Language
Indonesia
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Thailand
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
- 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
Indonesian Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Tamil Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
terima kasih
obrigado
How Are You?
Apa khabar?
Como você está?
Good Night
Selamat Malam
boa noite
Good Evening
Selamat Petang
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari
boa Tarde
Good Morning
Selamat pagi
bom Dia
Bye
Selamat tinggal
tchau
I Love You
Saya sayang kamu
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
Maafkan saya
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Bengkulu
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
Brazil
Dialect 2
Pekal
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Portugal
Dialect 3
Musi
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Daman and Diu
Native Name
Bahasa melayu
Português
Alternative Names
Not Available
Português
French Name
malais
portugais
German Name
Malaiisch
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
c. 683 AD
3rd Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1306
port1283
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Not Available
All Malaysian 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 Malaysian and Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Malaysian and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malaysian are spoken in different Malaysian Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malaysian vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malaysian dialects include: Bengkulu, Pekal. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malaysian and Portuguese Speaking population
Malaysian and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malaysian and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Malaysian and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 % 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 Malaysian and Portuguese on Malaysian vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malaysian and Portuguese Language Codes
Malaysian and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malaysian and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.