Português moçambicano

Mozambican Portuguese

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Mozambican Portuguese is the national variety of Portuguese used in Mozambique, where Portuguese is the sole official language and serves in government, education, national media, and communication across language communities. It is a first language for a growing urban population but a second language for many other speakers; the 2017 census reported a strong urban-rural difference in its use. Historically based on European Portuguese, it has developed local patterns of pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar through multilingual acquisition and sustained contact with roughly twenty Bantu languages. Contact is especially visible in locally established words and meanings, as well as variable choices of prepositions, pronouns, and agreement in informal speech. Formal writing generally follows the Portuguese standard, while everyday usage varies by region, generation, education, and first-language background.

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87 core words in Mozambican Portuguese

Water

água

ˈaɡwɐ

Fire

fogo

ˈfoɡu

Sun

sol

sɔl

Moon

lua

ˈluɐ

Star

estrela

ɨʃˈtɾelɐ

Night

noite

ˈnojte

Rain

chuva

ˈʃuvɐ

Snow

neve

ˈnɛvɨ

Wind

vento

ˈvẽtu

Earth

terra

ˈtɛʁɐ

Stone

pedra

ˈpɛðɾɐ

Mountain

montanha

mõˈtaɲɐ

Sea

mar

maɾ

Mother

mãe

mɐ̃j

Father

pai

paj

Daughter

filha

ˈfiʎɐ

I

eu

ew

You

tu

tu

We

nós

nɔʃ

Name

nome

ˈnomɨ

Person

pessoa

pɨˈsoɐ

Head

cabeça

kɐˈbesɐ

Eye

olho

ˈoʎu

Ear

orelha

oˈɾeʎɐ

Nose

nariz

naˈɾiʃ

Mouth

boca

ˈbokɐ

Tooth

dente

ˈdẽte

Tongue

língua

ˈlĩɡwa

Hand

mão

mɐ̃w

Foot

pé

pɛ

Heart

coração

kuɾɐˈsɐ̃w

Bone

osso

ˈosu

Blood

sangue

ˈsɐ̃ɡe

Poop

cocó

koˈkɔ

Love

amor

ɐˈmoɾ

Tree

árvore

ˈaɾvuɾɨ

Dog

cão

kɐ̃w

Cat

gato

ˈɡatu

Fish

peixe

ˈpejʃe

Bird

pássaro

ˈpasaɾu

Butterfly

borboleta

buɾbuˈletɐ

Egg

ovo

ˈovu

Bear

urso

ˈuɾsu

Horse

cavalo

kɐˈvalu

House

casa

ˈkazɐ

Milk

leite

ˈlejte

Honey

mel

mɛl

Salt

sal

sal

Wine

vinho

ˈviɲu

Rice

arroz

ɐˈʁoʃ

Chocolate

chocolate

ʃukuˈlatɨ

Iron

ferro

ˈfɛʁu

Wheel

roda

ˈʁɔdɐ

Silk

seda

ˈsedɐ

Book

livro

ˈlivɾu

Eat

comer

kuˈmeɾ

Drink

beber

bɨˈbeɾ

Sleep

dormir

duɾˈmiɾ

One

um

ũ

Two

dois

dojʃ

Three

três

tɾeʃ

Four

quatro

ˈkwatɾu

Five

cinco

ˈsĩku

Hundred

cem

sẽj̃

Hello

olá

ɔˈla

Thank you

obrigado

obɾiˈɡadu

Good

bom

bõ

New

novo

ˈnovu

Red

vermelho

veɾˈmeʎu

White

branco

ˈbɾɐ̃ku

Black

preto

ˈpɾetu

Green

verde

ˈveɾde

Blue

azul

ɐˈzul

Cuckoo

cuco

ˈkuku

Woof

au au

aw aw

Cock-a-doodle-doo

cocorocó

kokoɾoˈkɔ

Computer

computador

kõputaˈdoɾ

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

ˈwajfaj

Sushi

sushi

ˈsuʃi

Tea

chá

ʃa

Coffee

café

kaˈfɛ

Sugar

açúcar

ɐˈsukaɾ

Orange

laranja

lɐˈɾɐ̃ʒɐ

Ninety-nine

noventa e nove

nuˈvẽtɐ i ˈnɔvɨ

Dopamine

dopamina

dupɐˈminɐ

At sign

arroba

ɐˈʁɔβɐ

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Romance

Meaning Mozambican PortugueseAngolan PortugueseCape Verdean PortuguesePortugueseMacanese PortugueseBrazilian PortugueseCape Verdean Creole
Water água /ˈaɡwɐ/ água /ˈaɡwɐ/ água /ˈaɣwɐ/ água /ˈaɡwɐ/ água /ˈaɣwɐ/ água /ˈaɡwɐ/ agu /aɡu/
Fire fogo /ˈfoɡu/ fogo /ˈfoɡu/ fogo /ˈfoɣu/ fogo /ˈfoɡu/ fogo /ˈfoɣu/ fogo /ˈfoɡu/ fogu /foɡu/
Sun sol /sɔl/ sol /sɔl/ sol /sɔɫ/ sol /sɔɫ/ sol /sɔl/ sol /sɔw/ sol /sɔl/
Moon lua /ˈluɐ/ lua /ˈluɐ/ lua /ˈluɐ/ lua /ˈluɐ/ lua /ˈluɐ/ lua /ˈluɐ/ lua /lua/
Star estrela /ɨʃˈtɾelɐ/ estrela /ɨʃˈtɾelɐ/ estrela /ʃˈtɾelɐ/ estrela /ɨʃˈtɾelɐ/ estrela /ɨʃˈtɾelɐ/ estrela /isˈtɾelɐ/ strela /ˈstɾelɐ/
Night noite /ˈnojte/ noite /ˈnojte/ noite /ˈnojte/ noite /ˈnojtɨ/ noite /ˈnojtɨ/ noite /ˈnojtʃi/ noti /ˈnoti/
Rain chuva /ˈʃuvɐ/ chuva /ˈʃuvɐ/ chuva /ˈʃuvɐ/ chuva /ˈʃuvɐ/ chuva /ˈʃuvɐ/ chuva /ˈʃuvɐ/ txuba /ˈtʃubɐ/
Snow neve /ˈnɛvɨ/ neve /ˈnɛvɨ/ neve /ˈnɛvɨ/ neve /nɛvɨ/ neve /ˈnɛvɨ/ neve /ˈnɛvi/ nevi /ˈnevi/
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