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Portuguese and Navajo


Countries

Countries
United States of America  
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
10  
6

National Language
United States of America  
Portugal  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
United States of America  

Speaking Continents
North America  
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
-  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras  

Interesting Facts
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  
  • 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
Apache Language  
Spanish and Galician Languages  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
9  
6

How Many Consonants
34  
24
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Yá'át'ééh  
Olá  

Thank You
Ahéhee'  
obrigado  

How Are You?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?  
Como você está?  

Good Night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'  
boa noite  

Good Evening
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní  
boa Noite  

Good Afternoon
Yá'át'ééh  
boa Tarde  

Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní  
bom Dia  

Please
T'aa shoodi  
Por Favor  

Sorry
Nízhdził  
pesaroso  

Bye
Hágoónee’  
tchau  

I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí  
Eu te amo  

Excuse Me
Shoohá  
desculpe me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navajo1  
Brazilian Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Arizona  
Brazil  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
204,000,000.00  
5

Dialect 2
Navajo2  
European Portuguese  

Where They Speak
New Mexico  
Portugal  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Navajo3  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  

Where They Speak
Utah  
Daman and Diu  

How Many People Speak
120,000.00  
99+
4,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
26  
22

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
3.27 %  
7

Native Speakers
1.70 million  
99+
216.00 million  
5

Second Language Speakers
0.17 million  
99+
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí  
Português  

Alternative Names
Navaho  
Português  

French Name
navaho  
portugais  

German Name
Navajo-Sprache  
Portugiesisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈnævəhoʊ]  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  

Ethnicity
Navajo people  
Portuguese people or portugueses  

History

Origin
1500 CE  
3rd Century  

Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Athapascan  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Navajo  
Portuguese  

Language Position
29  
27
6  
6

Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language  
Signed Portuguese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
nv  
pt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nav  
por  

ISO 639 2/B
nav  
por  

ISO 639 3
nav  
por  

ISO 639 6
nav  
por  

Glottocode
nava1243  
port1283  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic  
-  

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All Navajo 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 Navajo and Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Navajo and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Navajo are spoken in different Navajo Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Navajo vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Navajo dialects include: Navajo1, Navajo2. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Navajo and Portuguese Speaking population

Navajo and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Navajo and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Navajo and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Navajo language is 0.05 % 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 Navajo and Portuguese on Navajo vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Navajo and Portuguese Language Codes

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

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