Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
  
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 in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
231.00 million
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Signed Portuguese
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.