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Language Comparison: Kanuri vs Makassar
Explore the linguistic characteristics and features of both languages
| Aspect | Kanuri | Makassar |
|---|---|---|
Family | Nilo-Saharan, Saharan | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian |
Speakers | Approximately 10 million | Approximately 2.1 million |
Features | An agglutinative language with a rich system of suffixes and distinctive vowel harmony; Kanuri is known for its role as the language of the Kanem-Bornu Empire. | Agglutinative language with extensive use of affixes to indicate grammatical relationships and meaning. |
Countries | Nigeria (primarily in Borno State), Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Libya | Indonesia (primarily in South Sulawesi, especially in Makassar City and surrounding areas) |
Writing System | Latin script (modern use), Arabic script (historical use) | Latin script (modern use), Lontara script (traditional use) |
Tonal | No | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses word order and particles | No, uses prepositions and affixes to indicate grammatical relationships |
Derived From | Proto-Saharan | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian |
Loanwords | From Arabic, Hausa, and Fulani | From Arabic, Portuguese, Malay, and Dutch |
Dialects | Includes Yerwa Kanuri (standard), Manga Kanuri, and Central Kanuri, with regional lexical and phonological differences | 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, R, S, T, U, W, 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
Kanuri
Nilo-Saharan, Saharan
Makassar
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
Speakers
Kanuri
Approximately 10 million
Makassar
Approximately 2.1 million
Features
Kanuri
An agglutinative language with a rich system of suffixes and distinctive vowel harmony; Kanuri is known for its role as the language of the Kanem-Bornu Empire.
Makassar
Agglutinative language with extensive use of affixes to indicate grammatical relationships and meaning.
Countries
Kanuri
Nigeria (primarily in Borno State), Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Libya
Makassar
Indonesia (primarily in South Sulawesi, especially in Makassar City and surrounding areas)
Writing System
Kanuri
Latin script (modern use), Arabic script (historical use)
Makassar
Latin script (modern use), Lontara script (traditional use)
Tonal
Kanuri
No
Makassar
No
Grammatical Cases
Kanuri
No, uses word order and particles
Makassar
No, uses prepositions and affixes to indicate grammatical relationships
Derived From
Kanuri
Proto-Saharan
Makassar
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
Loanwords
Kanuri
From Arabic, Hausa, and Fulani
Makassar
From Arabic, Portuguese, Malay, and Dutch
Dialects
Kanuri
Includes Yerwa Kanuri (standard), Manga Kanuri, and Central Kanuri, with regional lexical and phonological differences
Makassar
Includes dialectal variations such as Turatea, Konjo, and Selayar
Alphabets
Kanuri
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, W, 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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