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Portuguese vs Portuguese


Countries

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   

Total No. Of Countries
10   
6
10   
6

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

Alphabets in
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
23   
5
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
9   
6

How Many Consonants
19   
9
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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
4,000.00   
36
4,000.00   
36

Total No. Of Dialects
26   
22
26   
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
231.00 million   
7
231.00 million   
7

Speaking Population
3.27 %   
7
3.27 %   
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   

History

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   

Language Position
6   
6
6   
6

Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese   
Signed Portuguese   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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Portuguese and Portuguese Language History

Comparison of Portuguese vs Portuguese language history gives us differences between origin of Portuguese and Portuguese language. History of Portuguese language states that this language originated in 3rd Century whereas history of Portuguese language states that this language originated in 3rd Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Portuguese and Portuguese Language History.

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Portuguese and Portuguese 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 Portuguese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Portuguese and Portuguese language. Portuguese word for "Hello" is Olá or Portuguese word for "Thank You" is obrigado. Find more of such common Portuguese Greetings and Portuguese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Portuguese vs Portuguese Difficulty

The Portuguese vs Portuguese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Portuguese Alphabets and Portuguese 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 Portuguese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Portuguese and Portuguese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Portuguese is 24 weeks while to learn Portuguese time required is 24 weeks.

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