Português angolano

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Angolan Portuguese (~17M speakers) is the variety of Portuguese spoken in Angola, where it is the official language and increasingly a first language in cities. Phonologically closer to European Portuguese, but under Bantu influence it reduces unstressed vowels far less — giving fuller, clearer vowels — with distinctive rhythm and vocabulary from Kimbundu, Umbundu and Kikongo.

Where it is spoken

20 core words in undefined (Angolan)

Water

água

/aɡwa/

Fire

fogo

/foɡu/

Sun

sol

/sɔl/

Moon

lua

/lua/

Mother

mãe

/mɐ̃j/

Father

pai

/paj/

Eat

comer

/kumeɾ/

Drink

beber

/bebeɾ/

Love

amor

/amoɾ/

Heart

coração

/kuɾasɐ̃w/

Tree

árvore

/aɾvoɾe/

House

casa

/kaza/

Dog

cão

/kɐ̃w/

Cat

gato

/ɡatu/

Hand

mão

/mɐ̃w/

Eye

olho

/oʎu/

Hello

olá

/ɔla/

Thank you

obrigado

/obɾiɡadu/

One

um

/ũ/

Good

bom

/bõ/

Words compared

Compared with related Romance languages

Meaning undefined (Angolan)Portuguese (Europe)Macanese PortuguesePortuguese (Mozambique)Portuguese (Brazil)Cape Verdean CreoleGuinea-Bissau Kriol
Water água /aɡwa/ água /ˈaɡwɐ/ água /aɣwɐ/ água /ˈaɡwɐ/ água /ˈaɡwɐ/ agu /aɡu/ ágwa /aɡwa/
Fire fogo /foɡu/ fogo /ˈfoɡu/ fogo /foɣu/ fogo /ˈfoɡu/ fogo /foɡu/ fogu /foɡu/ fogu /fɔɡu/
Sun sol /sɔl/ sol /sɔɫ/ sol /sol/ sol /sɔl/ sol /sɔw/ sol /sɔl/ sól /sɔl/
Moon lua /lua/ lua /luɐ/ lua /luɐ/ lua /ˈluɐ/ lua /luɐ/ lua /lua/ lúa /lua/
Mother mãe /mɐ̃j/ mãe /mɐ̃j/ mãe /mɐ̃j̃/ mãe /mɐ̃j/ mãe /mãj/ mãi /mɐ̃j/ máe /maj/
Father pai /paj/ pai /paj/ pai /paj/ pai /paj/ pai /paj/ pai /paj/ pai /paj/
Eat comer /kumeɾ/ comer /kuˈmeɾ/ comer /kumeɾ/ comer /kuˈmeɾ/ comer /komeɾ/ kume /kume/ kumé /kume/
Drink beber /bebeɾ/ beber /bɨˈbeɾ/ beber /bɨβeɾ/ beber /bɨˈbeɾ/ beber /bebeɾ/ bebe /bebe/ bebe /bebe/
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