Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
  
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
  
National Language
Portugal
  
Portugal
  
Second Language
United States of America
  
United States of America
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
  
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
  
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
  
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.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
  
Spanish and Galician Languages
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
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Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Olá
  
Olá
  
Thank You
obrigado
  
obrigado
  
How Are You?
Como você está?
  
Como você está?
  
Good Night
boa noite
  
boa noite
  
Good Evening
boa Noite
  
boa Noite
  
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
  
boa Tarde
  
Good Morning
bom Dia
  
bom Dia
  
Please
Por Favor
  
Por Favor
  
Sorry
pesaroso
  
pesaroso
  
Bye
tchau
  
tchau
  
I Love You
Eu te amo
  
Eu te amo
  
Excuse Me
desculpe me
  
desculpe me
  
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
  
Brazilian Portuguese
  
Where They Speak
Brazil
  
Brazil
  
How Many People Speak
204,000,000.00
  
4
204,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
  
European Portuguese
  
Where They Speak
Portugal
  
Portugal
  
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00
  
9
10,000,000.00
  
9
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
  
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
  
Daman and Diu
  
How Many People Speak?
231.00 million
  
7
231.00 million
  
7
Native Speakers
216.00 million
  
5
216.00 million
  
5
Second Language Speakers
15.00 million
  
18
15.00 million
  
18
Native Name
Português
  
Português
  
Alternative Names
Português
  
Português
  
French Name
portugais
  
portugais
  
German Name
Portugiesisch
  
Portugiesisch
  
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
  
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
  
Portuguese people or portugueses
  
Origin
3rd Century
  
3rd Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
  
Medieval Galician
  
Standard Forms
Portuguese
  
Portuguese
  
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
  
Signed Portuguese
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pt
  
pt
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
por
  
por
  
ISO 639 2/B
por
  
por
  
ISO 639 3
por
  
por
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
port1283
  
port1283
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
  
51-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available