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Language Comparison: Malay vs Luo
Explore the linguistic characteristics and features of both languages
| Aspect | Malay | Luo |
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Family | Austronesian | Nilo-Saharan |
Speakers | Approximately 88 million speakers (including Indonesian and other Malay dialects) | Approximately 5 million |
Features | Widely spoken in Southeast Asia, Malay is known for its simplicity in grammar, especially in terms of verb conjugation and lack of inflection | A Western Nilotic language spoken predominantly by the Luo people in Kenya and Tanzania |
Countries | Malaysia, Indonesia (as Indonesian), Brunei, Singapore, Thailand (southern provinces) | Kenya, Tanzania |
Writing System | Latin script (Rumi) and Arabic script (Jawi) | Latin script |
Tonal | No | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses prepositions and word order instead of grammatical cases | No, but uses verb inflections and prepositions to indicate grammatical relationships |
Derived From | Old Malay, influenced by Sanskrit, Arabic, and later Portuguese, Dutch, and English | Part of the larger Nilotic group, related to languages like Dinka and Nuer |
Loanwords | From Sanskrit, Arabic, Portuguese, Dutch, English, and Chinese | From English and Swahili, especially in technical and administrative terminology |
Dialects | Includes Malaysian Malay, Indonesian Malay (Indonesian), Brunei Malay, Kedah Malay, Kelantanese Malay, and others | Includes several regional variants such as those spoken in Nyanza Province in Kenya and northern Tanzania |
Alphabets | 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 | 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
Malay
Austronesian
Luo
Nilo-Saharan
Speakers
Malay
Approximately 88 million speakers (including Indonesian and other Malay dialects)
Luo
Approximately 5 million
Features
Malay
Widely spoken in Southeast Asia, Malay is known for its simplicity in grammar, especially in terms of verb conjugation and lack of inflection
Luo
A Western Nilotic language spoken predominantly by the Luo people in Kenya and Tanzania
Countries
Malay
Malaysia, Indonesia (as Indonesian), Brunei, Singapore, Thailand (southern provinces)
Luo
Kenya, Tanzania
Writing System
Malay
Latin script (Rumi) and Arabic script (Jawi)
Luo
Latin script
Tonal
Malay
No
Luo
No
Grammatical Cases
Malay
No, uses prepositions and word order instead of grammatical cases
Luo
No, but uses verb inflections and prepositions to indicate grammatical relationships
Derived From
Malay
Old Malay, influenced by Sanskrit, Arabic, and later Portuguese, Dutch, and English
Luo
Part of the larger Nilotic group, related to languages like Dinka and Nuer
Loanwords
Malay
From Sanskrit, Arabic, Portuguese, Dutch, English, and Chinese
Luo
From English and Swahili, especially in technical and administrative terminology
Dialects
Malay
Includes Malaysian Malay, Indonesian Malay (Indonesian), Brunei Malay, Kedah Malay, Kelantanese Malay, and others
Luo
Includes several regional variants such as those spoken in Nyanza Province in Kenya and northern Tanzania
Alphabets
Malay
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
Luo
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:
Understanding these linguistic differences helps improve translation accuracy and cultural communication between Malay and Luo speakers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Malay to Luo translation
Is this translation from Malay to Luo free?
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Is the translation from Malay to Luo accurate?
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Can I translate from Luo to Malay?
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