Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
  
India, Karnataka, India
  
National Language
Portugal
  
Karnataka, India
  
Second Language
United States of America
  
Goa
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
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.
  
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
  
Telugu
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
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Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Kannada Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Olá
  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Thank You
obrigado
  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
How Are You?
Como você está?
  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Good Night
boa noite
  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
boa Noite
  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Good Morning
bom Dia
  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Please
Por Favor
  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Sorry
pesaroso
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Bye
tchau
  
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
I Love You
Eu te amo
  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Excuse Me
desculpe me
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
  
Badaga
  
Where They Speak
Brazil
  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
How Many People Speak
204,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
  
Urali
  
Where They Speak
Portugal
  
kerala
  
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00
  
9
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
  
Kurumba
  
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak?
231.00 million
  
7
49.00 million
  
29
Native Speakers
216.00 million
  
5
38.00 million
  
26
Second Language Speakers
15.00 million
  
18
11.00 million
  
21
Native Name
Português
  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Alternative Names
Português
  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
French Name
portugais
  
kannada
  
German Name
Portugiesisch
  
Kannada
  
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
  
Kannadiga
  
Origin
3rd Century
  
c. 450
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
  
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Standard Forms
Portuguese
  
Modern Kannada
  
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pt
  
kn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
por
  
kan
  
ISO 639 2/B
por
  
kan
  
ISO 639 3
por
  
kan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
port1283
  
nucl1305
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Portuguese and Kannada Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Portuguese and Kannada greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Portuguese and Kannada language. Portuguese word for "Hello" is Olá or Kannada word for "Thank You" is ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu). Find more of such common Portuguese Greetings and Kannada Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Portuguese vs Kannada Difficulty
The Portuguese vs Kannada difficulty level basically depends on the number of Portuguese Alphabets and Kannada Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Portuguese and Kannada are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Portuguese and Kannada, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Portuguese is 24 weeks while to learn Kannada time required is 44 weeks.