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Portuguese and Norwegian


Countries

Countries
Norway   
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
Norway   
Portugal   

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

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

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

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

Interesting Facts
  • Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
  • Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
  
  • 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
Swedish and Danish Languages   
Spanish and Galician Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29   
11
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
9   
6

How Many Consonants
20   
10
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
hallo   
Olá   

Thank You
takk   
obrigado   

How Are You?
hvordan har du det?   
Como você está?   

Good Night
god natt   
boa noite   

Good Evening
god kveld   
boa Noite   

Good Afternoon
god ettermiddag   
boa Tarde   

Good Morning
god morgen   
bom Dia   

Please
Vær så snill   
Por Favor   

Sorry
unnskyld   
pesaroso   

Bye
ha det   
tchau   

I Love You
Jeg Elsker Deg   
Eu te amo   

Excuse Me
unnskyld meg   
desculpe me   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Jamtlandic   
Brazilian Portuguese   

Where They Speak
Jamtland,Harjedalen   
Brazil   

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
99+
204,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 2
Sognamål   
European Portuguese   

Where They Speak
Sogn   
Portugal   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
10,000,000.00   
9

Dialect 3
Hallingmål-Valdris   
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole   

Where They Speak
Hallingdal, Valdres   
Daman and Diu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
4,000.00   
36

Total No. Of Dialects
19   
17
26   
22

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
3.27 %   
7

Native Speakers
5.00 million   
99+
216.00 million   
5

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
Norsk   
Português   

Alternative Names
Norsk   
Português   

French Name
norvégien nynorsk; nynorsk, norvégien   
portugais   

German Name
Nynorsk   
Portugiesisch   

Pronunciation
[nɔʂk] (Eastern Norwegian) [nɔʁsk] (Western Norwegian)   
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]   

Ethnicity
Norwegians   
Portuguese people or portugueses   

History

Origin
c. 1300 AD   
3rd Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Germanic   
Romance   

Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Norse language, Old Norwegian, Middle Norwegian, Modern Norwegian   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Nynorsk, Bokmål   
Portuguese   

Language Position
Not Available   
6   
6

Signed Forms
Signed Norwegian   
Signed Portuguese   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
no   
pt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nor   
por   

ISO 639 2/B
nor   
por   

ISO 639 3
nor   
por   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
norw1258   
port1283   

Linguasphere
52-AAA-ba to -be; 52-AAA-cf to -cg   
51-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

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Norwegian and Portuguese Speaking population

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

Norwegian and Portuguese Language Codes

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

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