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Kannada and Portuguese


Countries

Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe   
India, Karnataka, India   

Total No. Of Countries
10   
6
1   
14

National Language
Portugal   
Karnataka, India   

Second Language
United States of America   
Goa   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America   
Asia   

Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America   
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras   
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   

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.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages   
Telugu   

Derived From
Latin   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
23   
5
49   
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
14   
11

How Many Consonants
19   
9
35   
25

Scripts
Latin   
Kannada Script   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Olá   
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   

Thank You
obrigado   
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   

How Are You?
Como você está?   
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   

Good Night
boa noite   
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
boa Noite   
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   

Good Afternoon
boa Tarde   
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   

Good Morning
bom Dia   
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   

Please
Por Favor   
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   

Sorry
pesaroso   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   

Bye
tchau   
ಬೈ (Bai)   

I Love You
Eu te amo   
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   

Excuse Me
desculpe me   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese   
Badaga   

Where They Speak
Brazil   
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   

How Many People Speak
204,000,000.00   
4
540,000.00   
33

Dialect 2
European Portuguese   
Urali   

Where They Speak
Portugal   
kerala   

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00   
9
6,440.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole   
Kurumba   

Where They Speak
Daman and Diu   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
4,000.00   
36
220,000.00   
23

Total No. Of Dialects
26   
22
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
231.00 million   
7
49.00 million   
29

Speaking Population
3.27 %   
7
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
216.00 million   
5
38.00 million   
26

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million   
18
11.00 million   
21

Native Name
Português   
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   

Alternative Names
Português   
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   

French Name
portugais   
kannada   

German Name
Portugiesisch   
Kannada   

Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]   
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   

Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses   
Kannadiga   

History

Origin
3rd Century   
c. 450   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician   
Old Kannada, Kannada   

Standard Forms
Portuguese   
Modern Kannada   

Language Position
6   
6
31   
25

Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
pt   
kn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
por   
kan   

ISO 639 2/B
por   
kan   

ISO 639 3
por   
kan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
port1283   
nucl1305   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Portuguese and Kannada 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 Kannada dialects. Various dialects of Portuguese and Kannada language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Portuguese are spoken in different Portuguese Speaking Countries whereas Kannada Dialects are spoken in different Kannada speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Portuguese vs Kannada Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese. Kannada dialects include: Badaga , Urali. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Portuguese and Kannada Speaking population

Portuguese and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Portuguese vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Portuguese and Kannada Language Codes

Portuguese and Kannada language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Kannada Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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