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Language Comparison: Makassar vs Ndau
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| Aspect | Makassar | Ndau |
|---|---|---|
Family | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian | Niger-Congo, Bantu |
Speakers | Approximately 2.1 million | Approximately 2.4 million |
Features | Agglutinative language with extensive use of affixes to indicate grammatical relationships and meaning. | A tonal Bantu language with noun class systems, complex verb morphology, and unique phonological features |
Countries | Indonesia (primarily in South Sulawesi, especially in Makassar City and surrounding areas) | Mozambique (primarily in the central region, especially Manica and Sofala provinces) and Zimbabwe (southeastern regions) |
Writing System | Latin script (modern use), Lontara script (traditional use) | Latin script |
Tonal | No | Yes, tones distinguish meaning in words |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses prepositions and affixes to indicate grammatical relationships | No, uses noun class prefixes and word order |
Derived From | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | Proto-Bantu |
Loanwords | From Arabic, Portuguese, Malay, and Dutch | From Portuguese, Shona, and English |
Dialects | Includes dialectal variations such as Turatea, Konjo, and Selayar | Includes regional variations influenced by neighboring Shona and other local languages |
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, BH, C, CH, D, DH, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, NH, O, P, Q, R, S, SH, T, TH, U, V, W, X, Y, Z |
Family
Makassar
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
Ndau
Niger-Congo, Bantu
Speakers
Makassar
Approximately 2.1 million
Ndau
Approximately 2.4 million
Features
Makassar
Agglutinative language with extensive use of affixes to indicate grammatical relationships and meaning.
Ndau
A tonal Bantu language with noun class systems, complex verb morphology, and unique phonological features
Countries
Makassar
Indonesia (primarily in South Sulawesi, especially in Makassar City and surrounding areas)
Ndau
Mozambique (primarily in the central region, especially Manica and Sofala provinces) and Zimbabwe (southeastern regions)
Writing System
Makassar
Latin script (modern use), Lontara script (traditional use)
Ndau
Latin script
Tonal
Makassar
No
Ndau
Yes, tones distinguish meaning in words
Grammatical Cases
Makassar
No, uses prepositions and affixes to indicate grammatical relationships
Ndau
No, uses noun class prefixes and word order
Derived From
Makassar
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
Ndau
Proto-Bantu
Loanwords
Makassar
From Arabic, Portuguese, Malay, and Dutch
Ndau
From Portuguese, Shona, and English
Dialects
Makassar
Includes dialectal variations such as Turatea, Konjo, and Selayar
Ndau
Includes regional variations influenced by neighboring Shona and other local languages
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
Ndau
A, B, BH, C, CH, D, DH, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, NH, O, P, Q, R, S, SH, T, TH, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Language Facts:
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