Countries
India, Nepal
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Nepal
Portugal
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
People's Republic of China
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Language Academy of Nepal
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
- 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
Hindi
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
नमस्ते (namaste)
Olá
Thank You
धन्यवाद (dhanyabad)
obrigado
How Are You?
तिमीलाई कस्तो छ? (timi lai kasto cha?)
Como você está?
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (subha ratri)
boa noite
Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (subha sandhya)
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
Good afternoon
boa Tarde
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (subha prabhat)
bom Dia
Sorry
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
pesaroso
Bye
नमस्ते (namaste)
tchau
I Love You
म तपाइलाइ माया गर्छु। (ma tapainlai maya garchu)
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Doteli
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Nepal
Brazil
Dialect 2
Bajhangi
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
India, Nepal
Portugal
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Baitadeli
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Nepal
Daman and Diu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
नेपाली (nēpālī)
Português
Alternative Names
Eastern Pahadi, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Nepalese, Parbate
Português
French Name
népalais
portugais
German Name
Nepali
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Gurkha, Khas people, Madhesi and Tharu
Portuguese people or portugueses
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Romance
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Khas language, Gurkhali, Parbatiya, Dzongkha Lhotshammikha
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Nepali
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Signed Nepali
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nepa1254
port1283
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Not Available
All Nepali 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 Nepali and Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Nepali and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Nepali are spoken in different Nepali Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Nepali vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Nepali dialects include: Doteli, Bajhangi. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Nepali and Portuguese Speaking population
Nepali and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Nepali and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Nepali and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Nepali language is 0.25 % 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 Nepali and Portuguese on Nepali vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Nepali and Portuguese Language Codes
Nepali and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Nepali and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
