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Translating Portuguese to Ndau: what to expect

How these two languages compare, and what it means for your translations.

Shared writing system

Portuguese and Ndau are both written in the Latin script, so the translated output will use characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ between the two languages.

Unrelated language families

Portuguese belongs to the Indo-European family while Ndau belongs to the Niger-Congo 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 between these two.

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 in the sentence, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.

Speakers

Portuguese: Approximately 280 million speakers worldwide, with about 230 million in Brazil and 10 million in Portugal. Ndau: Approximately 1.4 million speakers.

Common Portuguese phrases in Ndau

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

Greetings

Greetings: Portuguese phrases and their Ndau translations
PortugueseNdau
OláKwazuwai
Bom diaMangwanani akanaka .
Boa tardeMasikati akanaka
Boa noiteMadekoni akanaka .
Boa noiteUsiku hwakanaka .
AdeusKuenda zvakanaka .
Até maisTichaonana pamberi
Até amanhãTichaonana mangwani .
Bem vindoTinoashirika
Como você está?Mwakaita sei?
Estou bem, obrigadoNdiripo zvakanaka, ndinotenda
Tenha um bom diaMuve nezuwa rakanaka .

Courtesy

Courtesy: Portuguese phrases and their Ndau translations
PortugueseNdau
Por favorNdapota .
ObrigadoTinobonga maningi
Muito obrigadoTinotenda zvikuru kwazvo .
De nadaMunoashirika zvakanaka .
SimEya
NãoHaiwa .
Com licençaRusesawo
Me desculpeNdinokumbira ruregerero .
Sem problemasHapana chinetso .
ClaroEhe saizvozvo .
ParabénsMakorokoto
Boa sorteRombo rakanaka .

Introductions

Introductions: Portuguese phrases and their Ndau translations
PortugueseNdau
Qual é o seu nome?Zina rako ndiyani?
Prazer em conhecê-loNdadakara kukuziya
De onde você é?Iwewe unobva ngekupi?
Quantos anos você tem?Una makore mangana?
Eu sou um estudanteNdiri mudzidzi .
Estou aqui de fériasNdiri pano pazororo .
Estou aqui para trabalharNdave pano nekuda kwebasa .
Este é meu amigoNdiye shamwari yangu uyu .

Numbers

Numbers: Portuguese phrases and their Ndau translations
PortugueseNdau
UmUmwe .
DoisZviiri .
TrêsVatatu .
QuatroZvirongomuna
CincoZvishanu
SeisZvitanhatu
SeteZvinomwe .
OitoVasere .
NoveMapfumbamwe
DezGumi .
CemZana rimwe .
MilChiuru chimwe .

Time and dates

Time and dates: Portuguese phrases and their Ndau translations
PortugueseNdau
HojeNhasi .
AmanhãMangwana .
OntemZuro .
AgoraZvino .
Mais tardeGare gare .
Que horas são?Nguwa dziripi?
De manhãMangwanani .
À noiteMuusiku .
Segunda-feiraMuvhuro .
Sexta-feiraChishanu .
Semana que vemVhiki rinoteera .
Uma horaAwa imwe chete .

Directions and travel

Directions and travel: Portuguese phrases and their Ndau translations
PortugueseNdau
Onde fica o banheiro?Chimbuzi chiri kupi?
Onde fica a estação de trem?Chiteshi chechitima chiri kupi?
Onde fica o aeroporto?Nhandare ye ndege iri pari?
Como faço para chegar lá?Ndinozogumayo ngenjira ino?
Vire à esquerdaTendeuka kuruboshwe
Vire à direitaTendeuka kurudyi
Vá em frenteEnda zvakananga mberi .
Está pertoRinenge riri pedyo .
Está longeNdiro kure .
Estou perdidoNdakarashika .
Eu preciso de um táxiNdinoda tekisi .
Onde posso comprar um ingresso?Ndingatengera kupi tiketi?
Quanto custa o bilhete?Tikiti rinodhura zvakadini?
É seguro caminhar?Zvakachengeteka ere kuhamba?

Food and restaurants

Food and restaurants: Portuguese phrases and their Ndau translations
PortugueseNdau
Estou com fomeNdine nzara .
Estou com sedeNdine nyota .
Água, por favorMvura, ndapota
Uma mesa para dois, por favorTafura yevaviri, ndapota
O cardápio, por favorMenyu, ndapota
O que você recomenda?Iwewe unokurudzira chiinyi?
Eu gostaria dissoNdinoda izvi .
É deliciosoInonaka yaamho .
A conta, por favorBhiri, ndapota
Eu não como carneAndidye nyama .
Eu tenho uma alergia alimentarNdine chirwere chekudya .
CaféKofi
CháTea
PãoChingwa .

Shopping and money

Shopping and money: Portuguese phrases and their Ndau translations
PortugueseNdau
Quanto custa isso?Izvi zvinodhura zvakadini?
É muito caroInodhura maningi .
Você aceita cartões de crédito?Munoashira makadhi o mare here?
Estou apenas olhandoNdirikungotarisa .
Eu vou pegarNdinozozvitora .
AbrirVhura
FechadoYakavharwa
EntradaKupinda .
SairBuda
Onde está o mercado?Musika uri kupi?

Emergency and health

Emergency and health: Portuguese phrases and their Ndau translations
PortugueseNdau
AjudaDzidza
Chame um médicoFonera chiremba .
Chame a políciaFonera mapurisa .
Eu preciso de ajudaNdinoda rubatsiro
Estou doenteNdiri kurwara .
Onde fica o hospital?Chipatara chiri kupi?
Onde fica a farmácia?Mushonga uri kupi?
Dói aquiZvinorwadza apa .
Eu preciso de um médicoNdinoda chiremba .
Existe um hospital próximo?Pane chipatara chiri pedyo here?

Getting help with language

Getting help with language: Portuguese phrases and their Ndau translations
PortugueseNdau
Você fala inglês?Unobhuya chirungu ere?
Eu não entendoHandizvinzwisisi .
Eu entendoNdinozwisisa .
Por favor fale devagarNdapota reketa zvishomani .
Por favor repita issoNdapota dzokororai kuti .
Por favor, escrevaNdapota zvinyore pasi .
O que isso significa?Izvi zvinorevenyi?
Como você diz isso?Munozvironza kudini izvi?
Estou aprendendoNdiri kudzidza .
Eu falo um poucoNdinobhuya mbichana .
Você pode me ajudar?Unokona kundidetsera ere?
Não seiAndizvizivi

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About Ndau Language

Geographical Distribution

Spoken in southeastern Zimbabwe and central Mozambique.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin script.

Vowels

aeiou

Consonants

bchdfghjklmnprstvwyz

Phonetics

Non-tonal; features a range of consonant sounds including some clicks.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) word order; employs a noun-class system characteristic of Bantu languages.

Loanwords

Includes borrowings from Portuguese and neighboring Bantu languages.

Language Family

Niger-Congo family, Bantu branch, Shona group.

Writing Systems

Latin script.

Writing System History

Standardized in the 20th century alongside other Shona dialects.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 1.4 million speakers.

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.

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