Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Africa
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Asante
obrigado
How Are You?
Habari gani?
Como você está?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
boa noite
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
boa Tarde
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
bom Dia
Please
tafadhali
Por Favor
I Love You
nakupenda
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
Samahani
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Brazil
Dialect 2
Kimrima
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Portugal
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Daman and Diu
Native Name
Kiswahili
Português
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Português
French Name
swahili
portugais
German Name
Swahili
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
6th century
3rd Century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Romance
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Swahili
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
swah1254
port1283
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Swahili 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 Swahili and Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Portuguese Speaking population
Swahili and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 % 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 Swahili and Portuguese on Swahili vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Portuguese Language Codes
Swahili and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.