Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Portugal
Somalia
Second Language
United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Yemen
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Latin
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
obrigado
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Como você está?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
boa noite
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
boa Noite
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
bom Dia
Subax wanaagsan
I Love You
Eu te amo
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
desculpe me
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Brazil
Gabon, Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Portugal
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Português
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Português
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
portugais
somali
German Name
Portugiesisch
Somali
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Somalis
Origin
3rd Century
19th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Romance
Cushitic
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Somali
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
port1283
soma1255
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Portuguese and Somali 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 Somali dialects. Various dialects of Portuguese and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Portuguese are spoken in different Portuguese Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Portuguese vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Portuguese and Somali Speaking population
Portuguese and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali 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 Somali on Portuguese vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Portuguese and Somali Language Codes
Portuguese and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.