Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
Portugal
Ethiopia
Second Language
United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
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Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
obrigado
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
Como você está?
Dehina newot?
Good Night
boa noite
Dehna dur
Good Evening
boa Noite
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
bom Dia
i'ndemin adäru
Please
Por Favor
i'bakwon
I Love You
Eu te amo
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
desculpe me
yiqirta
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Gondar
Where They Speak
Brazil
Gondar
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Gojjami
Where They Speak
Portugal
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Showa
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Português
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Alternative Names
Português
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
portugais
amharique
German Name
Portugiesisch
Amharisch
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Amharas
Origin
3rd Century
13th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Branch
Not Available
Ethiopic
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Amharic
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
port1283
amha1245
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Portuguese and Amharic 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 Portuguese and Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Portuguese and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Portuguese are spoken in different Portuguese Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Portuguese vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Portuguese and Amharic Speaking population
Portuguese and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Portuguese and Amharic on Portuguese vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Portuguese and Amharic Language Codes
Portuguese and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.