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Language Comparison: Indonesian vs Makassar
Explore the linguistic characteristics and features of both languages
| Aspect | Indonesian | Makassar |
|---|---|---|
Family | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian |
Speakers | Approximately 210 million (native and second-language speakers) | Approximately 2.1 million |
Features | A standard form of Malay, simplified grammar, extensive use of affixes, and highly influenced by trade and colonial history; serves as the official language of Indonesia and a lingua franca for its diverse population | Agglutinative language with extensive use of affixes to indicate grammatical relationships and meaning. |
Countries | Indonesia | Indonesia (primarily in South Sulawesi, especially in Makassar City and surrounding areas) |
Writing System | Latin script | Latin script (modern use), Lontara script (traditional use) |
Tonal | No | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses prepositions and affixes for grammatical relationships | No, uses prepositions and affixes to indicate grammatical relationships |
Derived From | Classical Malay, influenced by Dutch, Arabic, Sanskrit, and Chinese | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian |
Loanwords | From Sanskrit, Arabic, Dutch, Portuguese, Chinese, and English | From Arabic, Portuguese, Malay, and Dutch |
Dialects | Indonesian itself is standardized, but many regional languages (e.g., Javanese, Sundanese, Minangkabau) influence spoken varieties | Includes dialectal variations such as Turatea, Konjo, and Selayar |
Alphabets | 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 | A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, NG, NY, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z |
Family
Indonesian
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
Makassar
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
Speakers
Indonesian
Approximately 210 million (native and second-language speakers)
Makassar
Approximately 2.1 million
Features
Indonesian
A standard form of Malay, simplified grammar, extensive use of affixes, and highly influenced by trade and colonial history; serves as the official language of Indonesia and a lingua franca for its diverse population
Makassar
Agglutinative language with extensive use of affixes to indicate grammatical relationships and meaning.
Countries
Indonesian
Indonesia
Makassar
Indonesia (primarily in South Sulawesi, especially in Makassar City and surrounding areas)
Writing System
Indonesian
Latin script
Makassar
Latin script (modern use), Lontara script (traditional use)
Tonal
Indonesian
No
Makassar
No
Grammatical Cases
Indonesian
No, uses prepositions and affixes for grammatical relationships
Makassar
No, uses prepositions and affixes to indicate grammatical relationships
Derived From
Indonesian
Classical Malay, influenced by Dutch, Arabic, Sanskrit, and Chinese
Makassar
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
Loanwords
Indonesian
From Sanskrit, Arabic, Dutch, Portuguese, Chinese, and English
Makassar
From Arabic, Portuguese, Malay, and Dutch
Dialects
Indonesian
Indonesian itself is standardized, but many regional languages (e.g., Javanese, Sundanese, Minangkabau) influence spoken varieties
Makassar
Includes dialectal variations such as Turatea, Konjo, and Selayar
Alphabets
Indonesian
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
Makassar
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, NG, NY, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Language Facts:
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