Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Madagascar
National Language
Portugal
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Africa
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
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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.
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
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Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
obrigado
Misaotra
How Are You?
Como você está?
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
boa noite
Alina tsara
Good Evening
boa Noite
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
bom Dia
Maraina tsara
Sorry
pesaroso
Miala tsiny
I Love You
Eu te amo
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
desculpe me
Azafady
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Brazil
Merina
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Portugal
Sakalava
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
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Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
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How Many People Speak
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How Many People Speak?
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
Português
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Português
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
portugais
malgache
German Name
Portugiesisch
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
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Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Malagasy people
Origin
3rd Century
1000 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Romance
Austronesian
Branch
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Indonesian
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Portuguese
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
port1283
mala1537
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
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All Portuguese and Malagasy 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 Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Portuguese and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Portuguese are spoken in different Portuguese Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Portuguese vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Portuguese and Malagasy Speaking population
Portuguese and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Malagasy on Portuguese vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Portuguese and Malagasy Language Codes
Portuguese and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.