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Language Comparison: Makassar vs Jamaican Patois
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| Aspect | Makassar | Jamaican Patois |
|---|---|---|
Family | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian | Creole, English-based |
Speakers | Approximately 2.1 million | Approximately 4 million |
Features | Agglutinative language with extensive use of affixes to indicate grammatical relationships and meaning. | 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 | Indonesia (primarily in South Sulawesi, especially in Makassar City and surrounding areas) | Jamaica (primary), and Jamaican diaspora communities in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada |
Writing System | Latin script (modern use), Lontara script (traditional use) | Latin script |
Tonal | No | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses prepositions and affixes to indicate grammatical relationships | No, uses simplified grammar and word order |
Derived From | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | 17th-century English, with significant contributions from West African languages |
Loanwords | From Arabic, Portuguese, Malay, and Dutch | From West African languages, Spanish, and English |
Dialects | Includes dialectal variations such as Turatea, Konjo, and Selayar | Includes slight regional variations across Jamaica, but generally mutually intelligible. Influences from urban versus rural areas can be observed. |
Alphabets | 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 | 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 |
Family
Makassar
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
Jamaican Patois
Creole, English-based
Speakers
Makassar
Approximately 2.1 million
Jamaican Patois
Approximately 4 million
Features
Makassar
Agglutinative language with extensive use of affixes to indicate grammatical relationships and meaning.
Jamaican Patois
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
Makassar
Indonesia (primarily in South Sulawesi, especially in Makassar City and surrounding areas)
Jamaican Patois
Jamaica (primary), and Jamaican diaspora communities in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada
Writing System
Makassar
Latin script (modern use), Lontara script (traditional use)
Jamaican Patois
Latin script
Tonal
Makassar
No
Jamaican Patois
No
Grammatical Cases
Makassar
No, uses prepositions and affixes to indicate grammatical relationships
Jamaican Patois
No, uses simplified grammar and word order
Derived From
Makassar
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
Jamaican Patois
17th-century English, with significant contributions from West African languages
Loanwords
Makassar
From Arabic, Portuguese, Malay, and Dutch
Jamaican Patois
From West African languages, Spanish, and English
Dialects
Makassar
Includes dialectal variations such as Turatea, Konjo, and Selayar
Jamaican Patois
Includes slight regional variations across Jamaica, but generally mutually intelligible. Influences from urban versus rural areas can be observed.
Alphabets
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
Jamaican Patois
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
Language Facts:
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