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Countries

Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden   
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
Sweden   
Portugal   

Second Language
Finland   
United States of America   

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

Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America   

Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council   
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras   

Interesting Facts
  • In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
  • Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  
  • 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
Norwegian and Danish Language   
Spanish and Galician Languages   

Derived From
Old Norse Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200   
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
29   
11
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
9   
6

How Many Consonants
18   
8
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
hej   
Olá   

Thank You
tacka dig   
obrigado   

How Are You?
hur mår du   
Como você está?   

Good Night
godnatt   
boa noite   

Good Evening
god kväll   
boa Noite   

Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag   
boa Tarde   

Good Morning
god morgon   
bom Dia   

Please
vänligen   
Por Favor   

Sorry
ledsen   
pesaroso   

Bye
hej då   
tchau   

I Love You
jag älskar dig   
Eu te amo   

Excuse Me
ursäkta mig   
desculpe me   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Dialects   
Brazilian Portuguese   

Where They Speak
Gabon   
Brazil   

How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00   
6
204,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 2
Dialects   
European Portuguese   

Where They Speak
Georgia   
Portugal   

How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00   
2
10,000,000.00   
9

Dialect 3
Dialects   
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole   

Where They Speak
France   
Daman and Diu   

How Many People Speak
96,000,000.00   
1
4,000.00   
36

Total No. Of Dialects
79   
33
26   
22

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
3.27 %   
7

Native Speakers
8.70 million   
99+
216.00 million   
5

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
Svenska   
Português   

Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska   
Português   

French Name
suédois   
portugais   

German Name
Schwedisch   
Portugiesisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]   
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]   

Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes   
Portuguese people or portugueses   

History

Origin
13th Century   
3rd Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Germanic   
Romance   

Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Swedish   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Standard Swedish   
Portuguese   

Language Position
89   
99+
6   
6

Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")   
Signed Portuguese   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sv   
pt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swe   
por   

ISO 639 2/B
swe   
por   

ISO 639 3
swe   
por   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
swed1254   
port1283   

Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw   
51-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Swedish and Portuguese Speaking population

Swedish and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swedish and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Swedish and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 % 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 Swedish and Portuguese on Swedish vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Swedish and Portuguese Language Codes

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

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