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Punjabi vs Portuguese


Portuguese vs Punjabi


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
10  
6

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Portugal  

Second Language
Pakistan  
United States of America  

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

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

Regulated By
Not Available  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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
Hindi Language  
Spanish and Galician Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
9  
6

How Many Consonants
41  
30
19  
9

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Olá  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
obrigado  

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

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
boa noite  

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

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
boa Tarde  

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

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
Por Favor  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
pesaroso  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
tchau  

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

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
desculpe me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Brazilian Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Brazil  

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

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
European Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Portugal  

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

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Daman and Diu  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
4,000.00  
36

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
231.00 million  
7

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
11
3.27 %  
7

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
216.00 million  
5

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
12
15.00 million  
18

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
Português  

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

French Name
pendjabi  
portugais  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Portugiesisch  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Portuguese people or portugueses  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
3rd Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Romance  

Branch
Indic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Portuguese  

Language Position
Not Available  
6  
6

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Portuguese  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
pt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
por  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
por  

ISO 639 3
pan  
por  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
panj1256  
port1283  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Not Available  

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Punjabi and Portuguese Language History

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

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

Punjabi vs Portuguese Difficulty

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

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