Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Philippines
National Language
Portugal
Philippines
Second Language
United States of America
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Asia
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
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
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.
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
Latin
Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
obrigado
Salamat
How Are You?
Como você está?
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
boa noite
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
boa Noite
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
bom Dia
Maayong Buntag
Sorry
pesaroso
Ikasubo ko
I Love You
Eu te amo
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
desculpe me
Ekskyus mi
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Boholano
Where They Speak
Brazil
Bohol
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
Portugal
southern Leyte
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
North Kana
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
northern part of Leyte
How Many People Speak
Not Available
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Native Name
Português
Visayan
Alternative Names
Português
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
portugais
cebuano
German Name
Portugiesisch
Cebuano
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Cebuano people
Origin
3rd Century
16th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Romance
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Standard Cebuano
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
pt
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
port1283
cebu1242
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Portuguese and Cebuano 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 Cebuano dialects. Various dialects of Portuguese and Cebuano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Portuguese are spoken in different Portuguese Speaking Countries whereas Cebuano Dialects are spoken in different Cebuano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Portuguese vs Cebuano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese. Cebuano dialects include: Boholano , Southern Kana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Portuguese and Cebuano Speaking population
Portuguese and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Cebuano on Portuguese vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Portuguese and Cebuano Language Codes
Portuguese and Cebuano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Cebuano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.