Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
  
Galicia
  
National Language
Portugal
  
Galicia
  
Second Language
United States of America
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
  
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
  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
  
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.
  
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
  
Portuguese Language
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Olá
  
Ola
  
Thank You
obrigado
  
Grazas
  
How Are You?
Como você está?
  
Que tal estás?
  
Good Night
boa noite
  
Boas noites
  
Good Evening
boa Noite
  
Boa tarde
  
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
  
Boa tarde
  
Good Morning
bom Dia
  
Bos días
  
Please
Por Favor
  
Por favor
  
Sorry
pesaroso
  
Síntoo!
  
Bye
tchau
  
Adeus
  
I Love You
Eu te amo
  
Ámote
  
Excuse Me
desculpe me
  
Perdoe!
  
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
  
Eastern Galician
  
Where They Speak
Brazil
  
East Galicia
  
How Many People Speak
204,000,000.00
  
4
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
  
Central Galician
  
Where They Speak
Portugal
  
Central Galicia
  
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00
  
9
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
  
Western Galician
  
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
  
West Galicia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
231.00 million
  
7
2.40 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
216.00 million
  
5
2.40 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
15.00 million
  
18
Not Available
  
Native Name
Português
  
Galego
  
Alternative Names
Português
  
Galego, Gallego
  
French Name
portugais
  
galicien
  
German Name
Portugiesisch
  
Galicisch
  
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
  
[ɡaˈleɣo]
  
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
  
Not Available
  
Origin
3rd Century
  
c. 1175
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
  
Medieval Galician
  
Standard Forms
Portuguese
  
Galician
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pt
  
gl
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
por
  
glg
  
ISO 639 2/B
por
  
glg
  
ISO 639 3
por
  
glg
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
port1283
  
gali1258
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
  
51-AAA-ab
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Portuguese and Galician Speaking population
Portuguese and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Galician 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 Galician on Portuguese vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Portuguese and Galician Language Codes
Portuguese and Galician language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Galician Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.