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Language Comparison: Kituba vs Makassar
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| Aspect | Kituba | Makassar |
|---|---|---|
Family | Niger-Congo, Bantu (Creole) | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian |
Speakers | Approximately 13 million (as a lingua franca and second language) | Approximately 2.1 million |
Features | A simplified creole based on Kikongo, used as a lingua franca in Central Africa; features reduced noun class systems and simplified grammar for ease of communication. | Agglutinative language with extensive use of affixes to indicate grammatical relationships and meaning. |
Countries | Democratic Republic of the Congo (official in some regions), Republic of the Congo, Angola | 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, tones are not as prominent compared to Kikongo | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses simplified grammar and word order | No, uses prepositions and affixes to indicate grammatical relationships |
Derived From | Kikongo, with influences from other Bantu languages | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian |
Loanwords | From French, Portuguese, and neighboring Bantu languages | From Arabic, Portuguese, Malay, and Dutch |
Dialects | Includes regional variations influenced by local languages and French; standard forms exist for the DRC and Republic of the Congo | Includes dialectal variations such as Turatea, Konjo, and Selayar |
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, NG, NY, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z |
Family
Kituba
Niger-Congo, Bantu (Creole)
Makassar
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
Speakers
Kituba
Approximately 13 million (as a lingua franca and second language)
Makassar
Approximately 2.1 million
Features
Kituba
A simplified creole based on Kikongo, used as a lingua franca in Central Africa; features reduced noun class systems and simplified grammar for ease of communication.
Makassar
Agglutinative language with extensive use of affixes to indicate grammatical relationships and meaning.
Countries
Kituba
Democratic Republic of the Congo (official in some regions), Republic of the Congo, Angola
Makassar
Indonesia (primarily in South Sulawesi, especially in Makassar City and surrounding areas)
Writing System
Kituba
Latin script
Makassar
Latin script (modern use), Lontara script (traditional use)
Tonal
Kituba
No, tones are not as prominent compared to Kikongo
Makassar
No
Grammatical Cases
Kituba
No, uses simplified grammar and word order
Makassar
No, uses prepositions and affixes to indicate grammatical relationships
Derived From
Kituba
Kikongo, with influences from other Bantu languages
Makassar
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
Loanwords
Kituba
From French, Portuguese, and neighboring Bantu languages
Makassar
From Arabic, Portuguese, Malay, and Dutch
Dialects
Kituba
Includes regional variations influenced by local languages and French; standard forms exist for the DRC and Republic of the Congo
Makassar
Includes dialectal variations such as Turatea, Konjo, and Selayar
Alphabets
Kituba
A, B, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, S, T, U, V, 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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