Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
National Language
Portugal
Indonesia, Island of Madura
Second Language
United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Asia
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
Not Available
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.
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Malay and Javanese Languages
Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
obrigado
matur nuwun
How Are You?
Como você está?
piye kabare?
Good Night
boa noite
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
boa Noite
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
bom Dia
Sugeng énjing
Please
Por Favor
Not Available
Sorry
pesaroso
Nyuwun pangapunten
I Love You
Eu te amo
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
desculpe me
Nuwun séwu
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Kangean
Where They Speak
Brazil
Indonesia
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Bawean
Where They Speak
Portugal
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Português
Madurese
Alternative Names
Português
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
portugais
madourais
German Name
Portugiesisch
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
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Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Madurese
Origin
3rd Century
Not Available
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Romance
Indonesian
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Madurese
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
pt
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
port1283
madu1247
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Portuguese and Madurese 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 Madurese dialects. Various dialects of Portuguese and Madurese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Portuguese are spoken in different Portuguese Speaking Countries whereas Madurese Dialects are spoken in different Madurese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Portuguese vs Madurese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese. Madurese dialects include: Kangean , Bawean. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Portuguese and Madurese Speaking population
Portuguese and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. 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 Madurese on Portuguese vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Portuguese and Madurese Language Codes
Portuguese and Madurese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Madurese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
