Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
Portugal
  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Second Language
United States of America
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
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.
  
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Olá
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
obrigado
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
Como você está?
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
boa noite
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
boa Noite
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
bom Dia
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
Por Favor
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
pesaroso
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
tchau
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
Eu te amo
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
desculpe me
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Brazil
  
Kongu
  
How Many People Speak
204,000,000.00
  
4
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Portugal
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00
  
9
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
231.00 million
  
7
78.00 million
  
21
Native Speakers
216.00 million
  
5
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
15.00 million
  
18
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
Português
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Português
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
portugais
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Portugiesisch
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
3rd Century
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Portuguese
  
Modern Tamil
  
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pt
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
por
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
por
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
por
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
port1283
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Portuguese and Tamil 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 Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Portuguese and Tamil language. Portuguese word for "Hello" is Olá or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Portuguese Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Portuguese vs Tamil Difficulty
The Portuguese vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Portuguese Alphabets and Tamil 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 Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Portuguese and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Portuguese is 24 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.