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Filipino | Kiga | |
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Family | Austronesian | Niger-Congo, Bantu |
Speakers | Approximately 28 million native speakers, with around 45 million total speakers including second-language speakers | Approximately 1.6 million |
Features | Official language of the Philippines, standardized version of Tagalog but incorporates elements from other Philippine languages | A Bantu language closely related to Rukiga and Runyankore; known for its noun class system, tonal distinctions, and rich oral tradition. |
Countries | Philippines | Uganda (primarily in the Kigezi region, southwestern Uganda) |
Writing System | Latin script | Latin script |
Tonal | No | Yes, tones are used to distinguish meaning |
Grammatical Cases | No, primarily uses prepositions and a focus marker system | No, uses noun class prefixes and concords |
Derived From | Primarily based on Tagalog, but includes elements from other Philippine languages | Proto-Bantu |
Loanwords | From Spanish, English, Chinese, and other Philippine languages | From English, Swahili, and Luganda |
Dialects | While Filipino is based on Tagalog, it aims to include words and expressions from other Philippine languages and is continuously evolving | Kiga is closely related to Runyankore, and the two are sometimes considered dialects of a single language, though they are distinct in pronunciation and vocabulary. |
Alphabets | A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, Ñ, Ng, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z | A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, W, Y, Z |
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