Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
South Africa
National Language
Portugal
South Africa
Second Language
United States of America
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Latin
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
obrigado
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Como você está?
Unjani
Good Night
boa noite
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
boa Noite
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
bom Dia
Molo
Sorry
pesaroso
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
tchau
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Eu te amo
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
desculpe me
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Brazil
South Africa
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Thembu
Where They Speak
Portugal
South Africa
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
South Africa
Native Name
Português
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Português
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
portugais
xhosa
German Name
Portugiesisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
3rd Century
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Romance
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Portuguese
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
port1283
xhos1239
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Portuguese and Xhosa 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 Portuguese and Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Portuguese and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Portuguese are spoken in different Portuguese Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Portuguese vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Portuguese and Xhosa Speaking population
Portuguese and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Portuguese and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Portuguese and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Portuguese and Xhosa on Portuguese vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Portuguese and Xhosa Language Codes
Portuguese and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Portuguese and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.