Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
National Language
Portugal
China, Taiwan
Second Language
United States of America
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Indonesia, Malaysia
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
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.
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
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Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Thank You
obrigado
谢谢 (Xièxiè)
How Are You?
Como você está?
你好吗？ (Nǐ hǎo ma?)
Good Night
boa noite
晚安 (Wǎn'ān)
Good Evening
boa Noite
晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)
Good Morning
bom Dia
早安 (Zǎo ān)
Please
Por Favor
请 (Qǐng)
Sorry
pesaroso
遗憾 (Yíhàn)
I Love You
Eu te amo
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
Excuse Me
desculpe me
劳驾 (Láojià)
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Mandarin
Where They Speak
Brazil
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Wu
Where They Speak
Portugal
China, United States of America
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Yue
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
Native Name
Português
中文 (zhōngwén)
Alternative Names
Português
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French Name
portugais
chinois
German Name
Portugiesisch
Chinesisch
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
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Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Han
Origin
3rd Century
1250 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Romance
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Branch
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Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Standard Chinese
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
port1283
sini1245
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
79-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
All Portuguese and Chinese 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 Chinese dialects. Various dialects of Portuguese and Chinese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Portuguese are spoken in different Portuguese Speaking Countries whereas Chinese Dialects are spoken in different Chinese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Portuguese vs Chinese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese. Chinese dialects include: Mandarin , Wu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Portuguese and Chinese Speaking population
Portuguese and Chinese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Chinese languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Chinese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Chinese language is 16.00 %. 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 Chinese on Portuguese vs Chinese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Portuguese and Chinese Language Codes
Portuguese and Chinese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Chinese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.