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Portuguese and Slovak


Countries

Countries
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia  
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
10  
6

National Language
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia  
Portugal  

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

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

Minority Language
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine  
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America  

Regulated By
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras  

Interesting Facts
  • Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
  • Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
  
  • 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
Czech Language  
Spanish and Galician Languages  

Derived From
Czech-Slovak Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
46  
26
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15  
12
9  
6

How Many Consonants
38  
27
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
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
Ahoj  
Olá  

Thank You
Ďakujem vám  
obrigado  

How Are You?
Ako sa máte?  
Como você está?  

Good Night
Dobrú noc  
boa noite  

Good Evening
Dobrý večer  
boa Noite  

Good Afternoon
Dobré popoludnie  
boa Tarde  

Good Morning
Dobré ráno  
bom Dia  

Please
Prosím  
Por Favor  

Sorry
Pardón!  
pesaroso  

Bye
Dovidenia  
tchau  

I Love You
Ľúbim Ťa  
Eu te amo  

Excuse Me
Prepáčte!  
desculpe me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Slovak  
Brazilian Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin  
Brazil  

How Many People Speak
5,500,000.00  
99+
204,000,000.00  
5

Dialect 2
Central Slovak  
European Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec  
Portugal  

How Many People Speak
5,500,000.00  
99+
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Western Slovak  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  

Where They Speak
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie  
Daman and Diu  

How Many People Speak
5,500,000.00  
37
4,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
26  
22

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
3.27 %  
7

Native Speakers
5.20 million  
99+
216.00 million  
5

Second Language Speakers
6.00 million  
99+
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
slovenčina  
Português  

Alternative Names
Slovakian, Slovencina  
Português  

French Name
slovaque  
portugais  

German Name
Slowakisch  
Portugiesisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈsləʊvæk]  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  

Ethnicity
Slovaks  
Portuguese people or portugueses  

History

Origin
6th Century  
3rd Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Slavic  
Romance  

Branch
Western  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Slavic  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Slovak  
Portuguese  

Language Position
27  
25
6  
6

Signed Forms
Slovak Sign Language  
Signed Portuguese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sk  
pt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
slk  
por  

ISO 639 2/B
slo  
por  

ISO 639 3
slk  
por  

ISO 639 6
slk  
por  

Glottocode
slov1269  
port1283  

Linguasphere
53-AAA-db  
51-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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

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Slovak and Portuguese Speaking population

Slovak and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Slovak and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Slovak and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Slovak language is 0.14 % 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 Slovak and Portuguese on Slovak vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Slovak and Portuguese Language Codes

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

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