Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Zambia
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
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- 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
Zulu language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Zikomo
obrigado
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
Como você está?
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
boa noite
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
boa Tarde
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
bom Dia
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
Pepani
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Brazil
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Portugal
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Daman and Diu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Nyanja
Português
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Português
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
portugais
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
15th Century
3rd Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Romance
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Chewa
Portuguese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nyan1308
port1283
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Chewa and Portuguese Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Chewa and Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Chewa and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chewa are spoken in different Chewa Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chewa vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chewa dialects include: Kasungu, Kikamtunda. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chewa and Portuguese Speaking population
Chewa and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chewa and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Chewa and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Chewa and Portuguese on Chewa vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chewa and Portuguese Language Codes
Chewa and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chewa and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
