Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
European Union, Latvia
National Language
Portugal
Latvia
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
Latvian State Language Center
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.
- The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Lithuanian Language
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
obrigado
Paldies
How Are You?
Como você está?
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
boa noite
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
boa Noite
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
Labdien
Good Morning
bom Dia
Labrīt
Sorry
pesaroso
Piedodiet!
I Love You
Eu te amo
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
desculpe me
Piedodiet!
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Livonian
Where They Speak
Brazil
Latvia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
Portugal
Latvia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
High Latvian
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
France, Latvia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Português
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
Português
Lettish
French Name
portugais
letton
German Name
Portugiesisch
Lettisch
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Latvian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
not Available
Glottocode
port1283
latv1249
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Portuguese and Latvian 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 Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Portuguese and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Portuguese are spoken in different Portuguese Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Portuguese vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Portuguese and Latvian Speaking population
Portuguese and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Latvian 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 Latvian on Portuguese vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Portuguese and Latvian Language Codes
Portuguese and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.