Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
South Africa
National Language
Portugal
South Africa
Second Language
United States of America
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Africa
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
Pan South African Language Board
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.
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Xhosa Language
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
obrigado
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
Como você está?
unjani
Good Night
boa noite
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
boa Noite
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
bom Dia
okuhle ekuseni
Please
Por Favor
Ngiyacela
Sorry
pesaroso
Ngiyaxolisa
I Love You
Eu te amo
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
desculpe me
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Qwabe
Where They Speak
Brazil
Gabon, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Portugal
Georgia, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Português
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Português
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
portugais
zoulou
German Name
Portugiesisch
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Zulu people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Romance
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Beatu
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
port1283
zulu1248
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Portuguese and Zulu 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 Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Portuguese and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Portuguese are spoken in different Portuguese Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Portuguese vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Portuguese and Zulu Speaking population
Portuguese and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. 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 Zulu on Portuguese vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Portuguese and Zulu Language Codes
Portuguese and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.