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Navajo and Portuguese


Countries

Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe   
United States of America   

Total No. Of Countries
10   
6
1   
14

National Language
Portugal   
United States of America   

Second Language
United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

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

Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

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

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.
  
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  

Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages   
Apache Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23   
5
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
12   
9

How Many Consonants
19   
9
34   
24

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
Olá   
Yá'át'ééh   

Thank You
obrigado   
Ahéhee'   

How Are You?
Como você está?   
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?   

Good Night
boa noite   
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'   

Good Evening
boa Noite   
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní   

Good Afternoon
boa Tarde   
Yá'át'ééh   

Good Morning
bom Dia   
Yá'át'ééh abíní   

Please
Por Favor   
T'aa shoodi   

Sorry
pesaroso   
Not available   

Bye
tchau   
Hágoónee’   

I Love You
Eu te amo   
Ayóó ánííníshí   

Excuse Me
desculpe me   
Shoohá   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese   
Navajo1   

Where They Speak
Brazil   
Arizona   

How Many People Speak
204,000,000.00   
4
Not Available   

Dialect 2
European Portuguese   
Navajo2   

Where They Speak
Portugal   
New Mexico   

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00   
9
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole   
Navajo3   

Where They Speak
Daman and Diu   
Utah   

How Many People Speak
4,000.00   
36
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
26   
22
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
231.00 million   
7
1.70 million   
99+

Speaking Population
3.27 %   
7
Not Available   

Native Speakers
216.00 million   
5
1.70 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million   
18
Not Available   

Native Name
Português   
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí   

Alternative Names
Português   
Navaho   

French Name
portugais   
navaho   

German Name
Portugiesisch   
Navajo-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses   
Navajo people   

History

Origin
3rd Century   
1500 CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dené–Yeniseian Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Athapascan   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Portuguese   
Navajo   

Language Position
6   
6
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese   
Navajo Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
pt   
nv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
por   
nav   

ISO 639 2/B
por   
nav   

ISO 639 3
por   
nav   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
port1283   
nava1243   

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   
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic   

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All Portuguese and Navajo 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 Portuguese and Navajo dialects. Various dialects of Portuguese and Navajo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Portuguese are spoken in different Portuguese Speaking Countries whereas Navajo Dialects are spoken in different Navajo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Portuguese vs Navajo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese. Navajo dialects include: Navajo1 , Navajo2. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Portuguese and Navajo Speaking population

Portuguese and Navajo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Navajo languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Navajo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Navajo language is Not Available. 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 Portuguese and Navajo on Portuguese vs Navajo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Portuguese and Navajo Language Codes

Portuguese and Navajo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Navajo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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