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Language Comparison: Jawi vs Kiga
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| Aspect | Jawi | Kiga |
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Family | Arabic script derivative | Niger-Congo, Bantu |
Speakers | Used by speakers of Malay and related Austronesian languages | Approximately 1.6 million |
Features | An Arabic script adapted for writing the Malay language and several other languages in Southeast Asia, incorporates additional letters to accommodate phonemes not present in Arabic | A Bantu language closely related to Rukiga and Runyankore; known for its noun class system, tonal distinctions, and rich oral tradition. |
Countries | Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, and southern Thailand | Uganda (primarily in the Kigezi region, southwestern Uganda) |
Writing System | Extended Arabic script | Latin script |
Tonal | No | Yes, tones are used to distinguish meaning |
Grammatical Cases | No, Malay as written in Jawi follows the grammatical structure of standard Malay | No, uses noun class prefixes and concords |
Derived From | Arabic script, with modifications to represent the sounds of Malay | Proto-Bantu |
Loanwords | From Arabic, Sanskrit, Portuguese, Dutch, and English | From English, Swahili, and Luganda |
Dialects | Used across various dialects of Malay and related languages, with local variations in usage and additional letters for regional sounds | 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 | ا (‘alif), ب (ba), ت (ta), ث (tha), ج (jim), ح (ha), خ (kha), د (dal), ذ (dhal), ر (ra), ز (zai), س (sin), ش (shin), ص (sad), ض (dad), ط (ta), ظ (dha), ع (‘ain), غ (ghain), ف (fa), ق (qaf), ك (kaf), ل (lam), م (mim), ن (nun), و (wau), ه (ha), ي (ya) | A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, W, Y, Z |
Family
Jawi
Arabic script derivative
Kiga
Niger-Congo, Bantu
Speakers
Jawi
Used by speakers of Malay and related Austronesian languages
Kiga
Approximately 1.6 million
Features
Jawi
An Arabic script adapted for writing the Malay language and several other languages in Southeast Asia, incorporates additional letters to accommodate phonemes not present in Arabic
Kiga
A Bantu language closely related to Rukiga and Runyankore; known for its noun class system, tonal distinctions, and rich oral tradition.
Countries
Jawi
Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, and southern Thailand
Kiga
Uganda (primarily in the Kigezi region, southwestern Uganda)
Writing System
Jawi
Extended Arabic script
Kiga
Latin script
Tonal
Jawi
No
Kiga
Yes, tones are used to distinguish meaning
Grammatical Cases
Jawi
No, Malay as written in Jawi follows the grammatical structure of standard Malay
Kiga
No, uses noun class prefixes and concords
Derived From
Jawi
Arabic script, with modifications to represent the sounds of Malay
Kiga
Proto-Bantu
Loanwords
Jawi
From Arabic, Sanskrit, Portuguese, Dutch, and English
Kiga
From English, Swahili, and Luganda
Dialects
Jawi
Used across various dialects of Malay and related languages, with local variations in usage and additional letters for regional sounds
Kiga
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
Jawi
ا (‘alif), ب (ba), ت (ta), ث (tha), ج (jim), ح (ha), خ (kha), د (dal), ذ (dhal), ر (ra), ز (zai), س (sin), ش (shin), ص (sad), ض (dad), ط (ta), ظ (dha), ع (‘ain), غ (ghain), ف (fa), ق (qaf), ك (kaf), ل (lam), م (mim), ن (nun), و (wau), ه (ha), ي (ya)
Kiga
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, W, Y, Z
Language Facts:
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