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Quechua and Portuguese


Portuguese and Quechua


Countries

Countries
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru  
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
10  
6

National Language
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru  
Portugal  

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

Speaking Continents
South 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
  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  
  • 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
Aymara and Guarani Languages  
Spanish and Galician Languages  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31  
13
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
9  
6

How Many Consonants
26  
16
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Rimaykullayki  
Olá  

Thank You
Solpayki  
obrigado  

How Are You?
Allillanchu  
Como você está?  

Good Night
Allin tuta  
boa noite  

Good Evening
Wuynas nuchis  
boa Noite  

Good Afternoon
Wuynas tardis  
boa Tarde  

Good Morning
Wuynus diyas  
bom Dia  

Please
jamuspa  
Por Favor  

Sorry
Pampachaykuway  
pesaroso  

Bye
bye  
tchau  

I Love You
Kuyayki  
Eu te amo  

Excuse Me
Pampachaway  
desculpe me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ancash  
Brazilian Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Peru  
Brazil  

How Many People Speak
920,000.00  
99+
204,000,000.00  
5

Dialect 2
Huánuco  
European Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Peru  
Portugal  

How Many People Speak
190,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Yaru  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  

Where They Speak
Peru  
Daman and Diu  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
4,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
26  
22

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
3.27 %  
7

Native Speakers
8.90 million  
99+
216.00 million  
5

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
Qhichwa  
Português  

Alternative Names
North La Paz Quechua  
Português  

French Name
quechua  
portugais  

German Name
Quechua-Sprache  
Portugiesisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈketʃwa]  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  

Ethnicity
Quechua  
Portuguese people or portugueses  

History

Origin
16th Century  
3rd Century  

Language Family
Quechumaran Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Andean Equatorial  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Quechua  
Portuguese  

Language Position
23  
21
6  
6

Signed Forms
Signed Quechua  
Signed Portuguese  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
qu  
pt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
que  
por  

ISO 639 2/B
que  
por  

ISO 639 3
que  
por  

ISO 639 6
que  
por  

Glottocode
quec1387  
port1283  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
51-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
-  

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

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Quechua and Portuguese Speaking population

Quechua and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Quechua and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Quechua and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Quechua language is 0.13 % 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 Quechua and Portuguese on Quechua vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Quechua and Portuguese Language Codes

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