Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Bhutan
National Language
Portugal
Bhutan
Second Language
United States of America
India
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
India
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Dzongkha Development Commission
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.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Sikkimese Language
Derived From
Latin
Tibetan Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
obrigado
Kaadinchhey La
How Are You?
Como você está?
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Good Night
boa noite
lek shom ay zim
Good Evening
boa Noite
Not Available
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
Not Available
Good Morning
bom Dia
Not Available
Please
Por Favor
Not Available
I Love You
Eu te amo
Nga cheu lu ga
Excuse Me
desculpe me
Tsip maza
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Laya
Where They Speak
Brazil
Bhutan
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Lunana
Where They Speak
Portugal
Bhutan
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Adap
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Bhutan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Português
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
Português
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
portugais
dzongkha
German Name
Portugiesisch
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Not available
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Ngalop people
Origin
3rd Century
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Romance
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Dzongkha
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
port1283
nucl1307
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Portuguese and Dzongkha 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 Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Portuguese and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Portuguese are spoken in different Portuguese Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Portuguese vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Portuguese and Dzongkha Speaking population
Portuguese and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dzongkha 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 Dzongkha on Portuguese vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Portuguese and Dzongkha Language Codes
Portuguese and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
