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Countries

Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden  
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
Sweden  
Portugal  

Second Language
Finland  
United States of America  

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

Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America  

Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras  

Interesting Facts
  • In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
  • Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  
  • 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
Norwegian and Danish Language  
Spanish and Galician Languages  

Derived From
Old Norse Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200  
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
29  
11
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
9  
6

How Many Consonants
18  
8
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
24 weeks  
6
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
hej  
Olá  

Thank You
tacka dig  
obrigado  

How Are You?
hur mår du  
Como você está?  

Good Night
godnatt  
boa noite  

Good Evening
god kväll  
boa Noite  

Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag  
boa Tarde  

Good Morning
god morgon  
bom Dia  

Please
vänligen  
Por Favor  

Sorry
ledsen  
pesaroso  

Bye
hej då  
tchau  

I Love You
jag älskar dig  
Eu te amo  

Excuse Me
ursäkta mig  
desculpe me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Dialects  
Brazilian Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Gabon  
Brazil  

How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00  
9
204,000,000.00  
5

Dialect 2
Dialects  
European Portuguese  

Where They Speak
Georgia  
Portugal  

How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00  
7
10,000,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Dialects  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole  

Where They Speak
France  
Daman and Diu  

How Many People Speak
96,000,000.00  
5
4,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
79  
33
26  
22

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
3.27 %  
7

Native Speakers
8.70 million  
99+
216.00 million  
5

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
Svenska  
Português  

Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska  
Português  

French Name
suédois  
portugais  

German Name
Schwedisch  
Portugiesisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]  

Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes  
Portuguese people or portugueses  

History

Origin
13th Century  
3rd Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Germanic  
Romance  

Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Swedish  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Standard Swedish  
Portuguese  

Language Position
89  
99+
6  
6

Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")  
Signed Portuguese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sv  
pt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swe  
por  

ISO 639 2/B
swe  
por  

ISO 639 3
swe  
por  

ISO 639 6
swe  
por  

Glottocode
swed1254  
port1283  

Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw  
51-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Swedish and Portuguese Speaking population

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

Swedish and Portuguese Language Codes

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

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