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Telugu vs Portuguese


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
10   
6
4   
11

National Language
Portugal   
Andra Pradesh, India   

Second Language
United States of America   
Karnataka   

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

Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   

Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras   
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   

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.
  
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  

Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages   
Tamil   

Derived From
Latin   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23   
5
60   
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
19   
16

How Many Consonants
19   
9
41   
30

Scripts
Latin   
Telugu Script   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Olá   
హలో (Halō)   

Thank You
obrigado   
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   

How Are You?
Como você está?   
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   

Good Night
boa noite   
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
boa Noite   
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   

Good Afternoon
boa Tarde   
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   

Good Morning
bom Dia   
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   

Please
Por Favor   
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   

Sorry
pesaroso   
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   

Bye
tchau   
బై (Bai)   

I Love You
Eu te amo   
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   

Excuse Me
desculpe me   
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese   
Waddar   

Where They Speak
Brazil   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   

How Many People Speak
204,000,000.00   
4
170,000.00   
39

Dialect 2
European Portuguese   
Chenchu   

Where They Speak
Portugal   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00   
9
26,000.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole   
Manna-Dora   

Where They Speak
Daman and Diu   
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
4,000.00   
36
30,000.00   
32

Total No. Of Dialects
26   
22
38   
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
231.00 million   
7
80.00 million   
20

Speaking Population
3.27 %   
7
1.15 %   
15

Native Speakers
216.00 million   
5
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million   
18
5.00 million   
29

Native Name
Português   
తెలుగు (telugu)   

Alternative Names
Português   
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   

French Name
portugais   
télougou   

German Name
Portugiesisch   
Telugu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses   
Telugu people   

History

Origin
3rd Century   
c. 575   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician   
Early Telugu epigraphy   

Standard Forms
Portuguese   
Telugu   

Language Position
6   
6
15   
14

Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
pt   
te   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
por   
tel   

ISO 639 2/B
por   
tel   

ISO 639 3
por   
tel   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
port1283   
telu1262   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Portuguese and Telugu Language History

Comparison of Portuguese vs Telugu language history gives us differences between origin of Portuguese and Telugu language. History of Portuguese language states that this language originated in 3rd Century whereas history of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575. 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 Telugu Language History.

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

Portuguese vs Telugu Difficulty

The Portuguese vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Portuguese Alphabets and Telugu 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 Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Portuguese and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Portuguese is 24 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.

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