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