Countries
South Africa
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
South Africa
Portugal
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
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
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
- 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, Swazi, and Ndebele
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
obrigado
How Are You?
Unjani
Como você está?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
boa noite
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
boa Tarde
Good Morning
Molo
bom Dia
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
pesaroso
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
tchau
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
Uxolo
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
South Africa
Brazil
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Thembu
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
South Africa
Portugal
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
South Africa
Daman and Diu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
Português
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Português
French Name
xhosa
portugais
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
16th 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
isiXhosa
Portuguese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
port1283
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Portuguese Speaking population
Xhosa and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % 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 Xhosa and Portuguese on Xhosa vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Portuguese Language Codes
Xhosa and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
