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Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
10  
6
1  
14

National Language
Portugal  
United States of America  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America  
North America  

Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages  
Apache Language  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23  
5
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
12  
9

How Many Consonants
19  
9
34  
24

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Olá  
Yá'át'ééh  

Thank You
obrigado  
Ahéhee'  

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

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

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

Good Afternoon
boa Tarde  
Yá'át'ééh  

Good Morning
bom Dia  
Yá'át'ééh abíní  

Please
Por Favor  
T'aa shoodi  

Sorry
pesaroso  
Nízhdził  

Bye
tchau  
Hágoónee’  

I Love You
Eu te amo  
Ayóó ánííníshí  

Excuse Me
desculpe me  
Shoohá  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese  
Navajo1  

Where They Speak
Brazil  
Arizona  

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

Dialect 2
European Portuguese  
Navajo2  

Where They Speak
Portugal  
New Mexico  

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

Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  
Navajo3  

Where They Speak
Daman and Diu  
Utah  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
26  
22
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
3.27 %  
7
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
216.00 million  
5
1.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million  
34
0.17 million  
99+

Native Name
Português  
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí  

Alternative Names
Português  
Navaho  

French Name
portugais  
navaho  

German Name
Portugiesisch  
Navajo-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  
[ˈnævəhoʊ]  

Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses  
Navajo people  

History

Origin
3rd Century  
1500 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dené–Yeniseian Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Athapascan  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Portuguese  
Navajo  

Language Position
6  
6
29  
27

Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese  
Navajo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pt  
nv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
por  
nav  

ISO 639 2/B
por  
nav  

ISO 639 3
por  
nav  

ISO 639 6
por  
nav  

Glottocode
port1283  
nava1243  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic  

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Portuguese and Navajo Language History

Comparison of Portuguese vs Navajo language history gives us differences between origin of Portuguese and Navajo language. History of Portuguese language states that this language originated in 3rd Century whereas history of Navajo language states that this language originated in 1500 CE. 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 Portuguese and Navajo Language History.

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Portuguese and Navajo 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 Portuguese and Navajo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Portuguese and Navajo language. Portuguese word for "Hello" is Olá or Navajo word for "Thank You" is Ahéhee'. Find more of such common Portuguese Greetings and Navajo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Portuguese vs Navajo Difficulty

The Portuguese vs Navajo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Portuguese Alphabets and Navajo 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 Portuguese and Navajo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Portuguese and Navajo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Portuguese is 24 weeks while to learn Navajo time required is 88 weeks.

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