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Countries

Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
10  
6
2  
13

National Language
Portugal  
India, Pakistan  

Second Language
United States of America  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  

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.
  
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  

Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages  
Hindi Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23  
5
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
9  
6

How Many Consonants
19  
9
41  
30

Scripts
Latin  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
Olá  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  

Thank You
obrigado  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  

How Are You?
Como você está?  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  

Good Night
boa noite  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  

Good Evening
boa Noite  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Good Afternoon
boa Tarde  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  

Good Morning
bom Dia  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Please
Por Favor  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  

Sorry
pesaroso  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  

Bye
tchau  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  

I Love You
Eu te amo  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  

Excuse Me
desculpe me  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese  
Pothohari  

Where They Speak
Brazil  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
204,000,000.00  
4
2,500,000.00  
22

Dialect 2
European Portuguese  
Saraiki  

Where They Speak
Portugal  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
9
20,000,000.00  
5

Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  
Doabi  

Where They Speak
Daman and Diu  
Pakistan, Punjab, India  

How Many People Speak
4,000.00  
36
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
26  
22
30  
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
231.00 million  
7
154.30 million  
12

Speaking Population
3.27 %  
7
1.44 %  
11

Native Speakers
216.00 million  
5
100.00 million  
11

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million  
18
54.30 million  
12

Native Name
Português  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  

Alternative Names
Português  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  

French Name
portugais  
pendjabi  

German Name
Portugiesisch  
Pandschabi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  
Not Availble  

Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses  
Punjabis  

History

Origin
3rd Century  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  

Standard Forms
Portuguese  
Modern Punjabi  

Language Position
6  
6
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
pt  
pa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
por  
pan  

ISO 639 2/B
por  
pan  

ISO 639 3
por  
pan  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
port1283  
panj1256  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional  

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Portuguese and Punjabi Language History

Comparison of Portuguese vs Punjabi language history gives us differences between origin of Portuguese and Punjabi language. History of Portuguese language states that this language originated in 3rd Century whereas history of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD. 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 Punjabi Language History.

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

Portuguese vs Punjabi Difficulty

The Portuguese vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Portuguese Alphabets and Punjabi 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 Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Portuguese and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Portuguese is 24 weeks while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.

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