Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Burkina Faso
National Language
Portugal
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
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.
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Dagbani Language
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
obrigado
Laafi bala
How Are You?
Como você está?
Laafi beme ?
Good Night
boa noite
Ne y yungo
Good Evening
boa Noite
ne y zabre
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
Kia ora
Good Morning
bom Dia
Ne y yibeogo
Bye
tchau
Wend na kon-d nindaare
I Love You
Eu te amo
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Excuse Me
desculpe me
Y gafare
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Ouapadoupou
Where They Speak
Brazil
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Saremde
Where They Speak
Portugal
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Taolende
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Português
Mosse
Alternative Names
Português
Not Available
French Name
portugais
moré
German Name
Portugiesisch
Mossi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
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Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Mossi
Origin
3rd Century
Not available
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Romance
Western Sudanic
Branch
Not Available
Gur (Voltaic)
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Mossi
Language Position
Not Available
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
moss1236
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Portuguese and Mossi 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 Mossi dialects. Various dialects of Portuguese and Mossi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Portuguese are spoken in different Portuguese Speaking Countries whereas Mossi Dialects are spoken in different Mossi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Portuguese vs Mossi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese. Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou , Saremde. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Portuguese and Mossi Speaking population
Portuguese and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 %. 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 Mossi on Portuguese vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Portuguese and Mossi Language Codes
Portuguese and Mossi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Mossi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.