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Navajo vs Portuguese


Portuguese vs 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
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
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
Not available   
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
Not Available   
204,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 2
Navajo2   
European Portuguese   

Where They Speak
New Mexico   
Portugal   

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

Dialect 3
Navajo3   
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole   

Where They Speak
Utah   
Daman and Diu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
4,000.00   
36

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
Not Available   
3.27 %   
7

Native Speakers
1.70 million   
99+
216.00 million   
5

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí   
Português   

Alternative Names
Navaho   
Português   

French Name
navaho   
portugais   

German Name
Navajo-Sprache   
Portugiesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Navajo   
Portuguese   

Language Position
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

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Navajo and Portuguese Language History

Comparison of Navajo vs Portuguese language history gives us differences between origin of Navajo and Portuguese language. History of Navajo language states that this language originated in 1500 CE whereas history of Portuguese language states that this language originated in 3rd Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Navajo and Portuguese Language History.

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Navajo and Portuguese Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Navajo and Portuguese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Navajo and Portuguese language. Navajo word for "Hello" is Yá'át'ééh or Portuguese word for "Thank You" is obrigado. Find more of such common Navajo Greetings and Portuguese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Navajo vs Portuguese Difficulty

The Navajo vs Portuguese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Navajo Alphabets and Portuguese Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Navajo and Portuguese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Navajo and Portuguese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Navajo is 88 weeks while to learn Portuguese time required is 24 weeks.

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