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Swahili and Portuguese


Portuguese and Swahili


Countries

Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya   
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
10   
6

National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania   
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
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America   

Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras   

Interesting Facts
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
    •   
  • 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   
Spanish and Galician Languages   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
9   
6

How Many Consonants
21   
11
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Habari   
Olá   

Thank You
Asante   
obrigado   

How Are You?
Habari gani?   
Como você está?   

Good Night
Usiku mwema   
boa noite   

Good Evening
Habari za jioni   
boa Noite   

Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri   
boa Tarde   

Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi   
bom Dia   

Please
tafadhali   
Por Favor   

Sorry
pole   
pesaroso   

Bye
bye   
tchau   

I Love You
nakupenda   
Eu te amo   

Excuse Me
Samahani   
desculpe me   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kiunguja   
Brazilian Portuguese   

Where They Speak
Zanzibar island   
Brazil   

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

Dialect 2
Kimrima   
European Portuguese   

Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam   
Portugal   

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

Dialect 3
Kimgao   
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole   

Where They Speak
Kilwa   
Daman and Diu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
4,000.00   
36

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
26   
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
150.00 million   
13
231.00 million   
7

Speaking Population
Not Available   
3.27 %   
7

Native Speakers
15.00 million   
40
216.00 million   
5

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
Not Available   
Português   

Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili   
Português   

French Name
swahili   
portugais   

German Name
Swahili   
Portugiesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]   

Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili   
Portuguese people or portugueses   

History

Origin
6th century   
3rd Century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Romance   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Swahili   
Portuguese   

Language Position
Not Available   
6   
6

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Portuguese   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sw   
pt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swa   
por   

ISO 639 2/B
swa   
por   

ISO 639 3
swa   
por   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
swah1254   
port1283   

Linguasphere
99-AUS-m   
51-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Swahili and Portuguese Speaking population

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

Swahili and Portuguese Language Codes

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

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