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How Kikongo and Portuguese compare

Shared writing system

Kikongo and Portuguese are both written in Latin, so the translated output uses characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ.

Unrelated language families

Kikongo belongs to the Niger-Congo family while Portuguese belongs to the Indo-European family. With no shared ancestry there are few cognates to fall back on, so idioms and fixed expressions rarely map word-for-word. Short, literal sentences translate more accurately than figurative ones.

Matching sentence structure

Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.

Speakers

Kikongo: Roughly 5 million speakers across several countries. Portuguese: Approximately 280 million speakers worldwide, with about 230 million in Brazil and 10 million in Portugal.

Common Kikongo phrases in Portuguese

Everyday phrases translated from Kikongo to Portuguese — useful for travel, conversation and learning.

Greetings

Mbote
Olá
Mbote suka
Bom dia
Mbote na midi
Boa tarde
Nkokila ya mbote
Boa noite
Mpimpa ya mbote
Boa noite
Adieu
Adeus
Beto ta monana na nima
Até mais
Beto ta monana mbasi
Até amanhã
Mbote
Bem vindo
Nge kele nki mutindu?
Como você está?
Mono kele mbote, matondo
Estou bem, obrigado
Kilumbu ya mbote
Tenha um bom dia

Courtesy

Nlemvuka
Por favor
Matondo
Obrigado
Matondo mingi
Muito obrigado
Nge me yambama
De nada
Inga
Sim
Ve
Não
Lolula mono
Com licença
Lolula mono
Me desculpe
Ka vena diambu ko
Sem problemas
Ya kieleka
Claro
Beno me sikisa nge
Parabéns
Matondo mingi
Boa sorte

Introductions

Zina na nge nani?
Qual é o seu nome?
Kiese na kukutana ti nge
Prazer em conhecê-lo
Nge me katuka na wapi?
De onde você é?
Nge kele ti bamvula ikwa?
Quantos anos você tem?
Mono kele longoki
Eu sou um estudante
Mono kele awa na congé
Estou aqui de férias
Mono kele awa sambu na kisalu
Estou aqui para trabalhar
Yai nduku na mono
Este é meu amigo

Numbers

Mosi
Um
Zole
Dois
Tatu
Três
Iya
Quatro
Tanu
Cinco
Sambanu
Seis
Nsambwadi
Sete
Nana
Oito
Uvwa
Nove
Kumi
Dez
Nkama mosi
Cem
Funda mosi
Mil

Time and dates

Bubu yayi
Hoje
Mbasi
Amanhã
Mazono
Ontem
Ntangu yai
Agora
Na nima
Mais tarde
Nkia ola?
Que horas são?
Na suka
De manhã
Na nkokila
À noite
Kintete
Segunda-feira
Kitanu
Sexta-feira
Mposo ke kwisa
Semana que vem
Ngunga mosi
Uma hora

Directions and travel

Nzo ya kuyobila kele na wapi?
Onde fica o banheiro?
Kisika ya tre ke telamaka kele na wapi?
Onde fica a estação de trem?
Aeroport kele na wapi?
Onde fica o aeroporto?
Inki mutindu mu lenda kuma kuna?
Como faço para chegar lá?
Baluka na diboko ya kimama
Vire à esquerda
Baluka na diboko ya kitata
Vire à direita
Kwenda mbala mosi na ntwala
Vá em frente
Yo kele pene-pene
Está perto
Yo kele ntama
Está longe
Mono me vilaka
Estou perdido
Mono kele na mfunu ya taksi
Eu preciso de um táxi
Na wapi mu lenda sumba tike?
Onde posso comprar um ingresso?
Tike kele ntalu ikwa?
Quanto custa o bilhete?
Nga diambote mu diata?
É seguro caminhar?

Food and restaurants

Mono kele na nzala
Estou com fome
Mono kele na nzala ya masa
Estou com sede
Masa, pardo
Água, por favor
Mesa sambu na bantu zole, pardo
Uma mesa para dois, por favor
Menu, pardo
O cardápio, por favor
Inki nge ke siamisa?
O que você recomenda?
Mono ke zola yo
Eu gostaria disso
Yakele ntomo
É delicioso
Facture, pardo
A conta, por favor
Mu ke kudiaka ve musuni
Eu não como carne
Mono kele ti allergie na madia
Eu tenho uma alergia alimentar
Kafe
Café
Te
Chá
Dimpa
Pão

Shopping and money

Nkia nzimbu divavanga muna diambu diadi?
Quanto custa isso?
Yo kele ntalu mingi
É muito caro
Nga otambulwilanga nzimbu za nzimbu?
Você aceita cartões de crédito?
Mono ke tala kaka
Estou apenas olhando
Mono ta baka yo
Eu vou pegar
Kangula
Abrir
Kukangama
Fechado
Kukota
Entrada
Kubasika
Sair
Zandu kele na wapi?
Onde está o mercado?

Emergency and health

Lusadisu
Ajuda
Binga munganga
Chame um médico
Binga ba polisi
Chame a polícia
Mono kele na mfunu ya lusadisu
Eu preciso de ajuda
Mono ke bela
Estou doente
Lupitalu kele na wapi?
Onde fica o hospital?
Farmasi kele na wapi?
Onde fica a farmácia?
Yo ke sala mpasi awa
Dói aqui
Mono kele na mfunu ya munganga
Eu preciso de um médico
Keti lupitalu kele pene-pene?
Existe um hospital próximo?

Getting help with language

Nge ke tubaka Kingelesi?
Você fala inglês?
Mono ke bakisa ve
Eu não entendo
Mono me bakisa
Eu entendo
Pardo tuba malembe
Por favor fale devagar
Pardo vutukila yo
Por favor repita isso
Nlemvuka sonika yo
Por favor, escreva
Ediadi adieyi disongele?
O que isso significa?
Aweyi ovovele diambu diadi?
Como você diz isso?
Mono ke longuka
Estou aprendendo
Mono ke tubaka fioti
Eu falo um pouco
Nge lenda sadisa mono?
Você pode me ajudar?
Mono me zaba ve
Não sei

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About Portuguese Language

Geographical Distribution

Official language in Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe, East Timor, and Macau.

Alphabet

Uses Latin alphabet with 26 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Vowels

a - pronounced like 'ah' or schwae - pronounced like 'eh' or 'ay'i - pronounced like 'ee'o - pronounced like 'oh' or 'oo'u - pronounced like 'oo'

Consonants

bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyz

Phonetics

Features nasal vowels, distinctive nasal diphthongs, and complex vowel reduction patterns in unstressed syllables.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Two-gender system (masculine/feminine), complex verbal system with subjunctive mood extensively used.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from Arabic, indigenous languages of Brazil and Africa, French, English, and various contact languages.

Language Family

Part of the Indo-European family, specifically the West Ibero-Romance branch, closely related to Spanish and Galician.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script with diacritical marks (acute, circumflex, tilde, cedilla).

Writing System History

Evolved from Latin during medieval period, orthography standardized differently in Portugal and Brazil with 1990 agreement attempting unification.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 280 million speakers worldwide, with about 230 million in Brazil and 10 million in Portugal.

About Kikongo Language

Geographical Distribution

Spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Angola, and Gabon.

Alphabet

Uses Latin alphabet with phonemic spelling adapted to Bantu sounds.

Vowels

aeiouVowel length and tone affect meaning

Consonants

bdfgklmnngpstvwyz

Phonetics

Tonal language with nasalized vowels and prenasalized stops; glottal stops occur in some dialects.

Grammar and Syntax

SVO word order; noun class system central to grammar; verbs marked for tense, aspect, mood, and subject.

Loanwords

Includes borrowings from Portuguese, French, and Lingala.

Language Family

Niger-Congo family, Bantu branch.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script with orthographic standards in various national settings.

Writing System History

Orthography developed through missionary and colonial influence, with modern reforms.

Total Number of Speakers

Roughly 5 million speakers across several countries.

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