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
Namibia, South Africa
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- 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
Dutch Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Dutch Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Dankie
obrigado
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
Como você está?
Good Night
goeie nag
boa noite
Good Evening
Goeienaand
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
boa Tarde
Good Morning
goeie more
bom Dia
Please
asseblief
Por Favor
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
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Brazil
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
-
Portugal
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Namibia
Daman and Diu
Native Name
Afrikaans
Português
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Português
French Name
afrikaans
portugais
German Name
Afrikaans
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
17th Century
3rd Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Romance
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
afri1274
port1283
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
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All Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans and Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Portuguese Speaking population
Afrikaans and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 % 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 Afrikaans and Portuguese on Afrikaans vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Portuguese Language Codes
Afrikaans and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.