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Language Comparison: Hiligaynon vs Kikongo
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| Aspect | Hiligaynon | Kikongo |
|---|---|---|
Family | Austronesian | Niger-Congo, Bantu |
Speakers | Approximately 9.3 million | Approximately 7 million (including closely related dialects) |
Features | Also known as Ilonggo, widely spoken in the Western Visayas and Soccsksargen regions of the Philippines | A Bantu language known for its noun class system, agglutinative morphology, and use as a liturgical language in Kimbanguist and Roman Catholic communities. |
Countries | Philippines | Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon |
Writing System | Latin script | Latin script |
Tonal | No | Yes, tones are used to distinguish meaning |
Grammatical Cases | No, but uses prepositions and a focus marker system | No, relies on noun classes and prefixes |
Derived From | Part of the Philippine branch of the Austronesian language family | Proto-Bantu |
Loanwords | From Spanish, English, and other Philippine languages | From Portuguese, French, and other neighboring languages |
Dialects | Includes Iloilo Hiligaynon, Bacolod Hiligaynon, and others | Includes Kituba (a simplified creole version), Kongo-Kituba, and regional variations like Laari and Yombe |
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, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z |
Family
Hiligaynon
Austronesian
Kikongo
Niger-Congo, Bantu
Speakers
Hiligaynon
Approximately 9.3 million
Kikongo
Approximately 7 million (including closely related dialects)
Features
Hiligaynon
Also known as Ilonggo, widely spoken in the Western Visayas and Soccsksargen regions of the Philippines
Kikongo
A Bantu language known for its noun class system, agglutinative morphology, and use as a liturgical language in Kimbanguist and Roman Catholic communities.
Countries
Hiligaynon
Philippines
Kikongo
Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon
Writing System
Hiligaynon
Latin script
Kikongo
Latin script
Tonal
Hiligaynon
No
Kikongo
Yes, tones are used to distinguish meaning
Grammatical Cases
Hiligaynon
No, but uses prepositions and a focus marker system
Kikongo
No, relies on noun classes and prefixes
Derived From
Hiligaynon
Part of the Philippine branch of the Austronesian language family
Kikongo
Proto-Bantu
Loanwords
Hiligaynon
From Spanish, English, and other Philippine languages
Kikongo
From Portuguese, French, and other neighboring languages
Dialects
Hiligaynon
Includes Iloilo Hiligaynon, Bacolod Hiligaynon, and others
Kikongo
Includes Kituba (a simplified creole version), Kongo-Kituba, and regional variations like Laari and Yombe
Alphabets
Hiligaynon
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
Kikongo
A, B, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z
Language Facts:
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