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Language Comparison: Makassar vs Kanuri
Explore the linguistic characteristics and features of both languages
| Aspect | Makassar | Kanuri |
|---|---|---|
Family | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian | Nilo-Saharan, Saharan |
Speakers | Approximately 2.1 million | Approximately 10 million |
Features | Agglutinative language with extensive use of affixes to indicate grammatical relationships and meaning. | 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. |
Countries | Indonesia (primarily in South Sulawesi, especially in Makassar City and surrounding areas) | Nigeria (primarily in Borno State), Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Libya |
Writing System | Latin script (modern use), Lontara script (traditional use) | Latin script (modern use), Arabic script (historical use) |
Tonal | No | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses prepositions and affixes to indicate grammatical relationships | No, uses word order and particles |
Derived From | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | Proto-Saharan |
Loanwords | From Arabic, Portuguese, Malay, and Dutch | From Arabic, Hausa, and Fulani |
Dialects | Includes dialectal variations such as Turatea, Konjo, and Selayar | Includes Yerwa Kanuri (standard), Manga Kanuri, and Central Kanuri, with regional lexical and phonological differences |
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, R, S, T, U, W, Y, Z |
Family
Makassar
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
Kanuri
Nilo-Saharan, Saharan
Speakers
Makassar
Approximately 2.1 million
Kanuri
Approximately 10 million
Features
Makassar
Agglutinative language with extensive use of affixes to indicate grammatical relationships and meaning.
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.
Countries
Makassar
Indonesia (primarily in South Sulawesi, especially in Makassar City and surrounding areas)
Kanuri
Nigeria (primarily in Borno State), Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Libya
Writing System
Makassar
Latin script (modern use), Lontara script (traditional use)
Kanuri
Latin script (modern use), Arabic script (historical use)
Tonal
Makassar
No
Kanuri
No
Grammatical Cases
Makassar
No, uses prepositions and affixes to indicate grammatical relationships
Kanuri
No, uses word order and particles
Derived From
Makassar
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
Kanuri
Proto-Saharan
Loanwords
Makassar
From Arabic, Portuguese, Malay, and Dutch
Kanuri
From Arabic, Hausa, and Fulani
Dialects
Makassar
Includes dialectal variations such as Turatea, Konjo, and Selayar
Kanuri
Includes Yerwa Kanuri (standard), Manga Kanuri, and Central Kanuri, with regional lexical and phonological differences
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
Kanuri
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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