Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
National Language
Portugal
France, Spain
Second Language
United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Asia, Europe
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
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee
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.
- The Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Spanish
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
obrigado
Eskerrik asko
How Are You?
Como você está?
Zer moduz?
Good Night
boa noite
Gabon
Good Evening
boa Noite
Arratsalde on
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
Arratsalde on
Good Morning
bom Dia
Egun on
I Love You
Eu te amo
Maite zaitut
Excuse Me
desculpe me
Barkatu
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Navarro-Lapurdian
Where They Speak
Brazil
France
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Souletin
Where They Speak
Portugal
France, Soule, Spain
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Biscayan
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Português
Not available
Alternative Names
Português
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
French Name
portugais
basque
German Name
Portugiesisch
Baskisch
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Basque people
Origin
3rd Century
c. 1000
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Vasconic Family
Subgroup
Romance
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Basque
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
port1283
basq1248
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
40-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative
All Portuguese and Basque 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 Basque dialects. Various dialects of Portuguese and Basque language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Portuguese are spoken in different Portuguese Speaking Countries whereas Basque Dialects are spoken in different Basque speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Portuguese vs Basque Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese. Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian , Souletin. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Portuguese and Basque Speaking population
Portuguese and Basque speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Basque languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Basque Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Basque language is Not Available. 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 Basque on Portuguese vs Basque where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Portuguese and Basque Language Codes
Portuguese and Basque language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Basque Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
