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Kikongo | Jamaican Patois | |
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Family | Niger-Congo, Bantu | Creole, English-based |
Speakers | Approximately 7 million (including closely related dialects) | Approximately 4 million |
Features | A Bantu language known for its noun class system, agglutinative morphology, and use as a liturgical language in Kimbanguist and Roman Catholic communities. | A creole language derived from English, West African languages, and influences from Spanish and Portuguese; characterized by simplified grammar, phonetic spelling, and a rich oral tradition. |
Countries | Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon | Jamaica (primary), and Jamaican diaspora communities in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada |
Writing System | Latin script | Latin script |
Tonal | Yes, tones are used to distinguish meaning | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, relies on noun classes and prefixes | No, uses simplified grammar and word order |
Derived From | Proto-Bantu | 17th-century English, with significant contributions from West African languages |
Loanwords | From Portuguese, French, and other neighboring languages | From West African languages, Spanish, and English |
Dialects | Includes Kituba (a simplified creole version), Kongo-Kituba, and regional variations like Laari and Yombe | Includes slight regional variations across Jamaica, but generally mutually intelligible. Influences from urban versus rural areas can be observed. |
Alphabets | A, B, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z | 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 |
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