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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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Not Available
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Portugal
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
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
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
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Branch
Not Available
Not Available
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 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
port1283
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
tami1289
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.
