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Language Comparison: Santali Ol Chiki vs Kituba
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Aspect | Santali Ol Chiki | Kituba |
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Family | Austroasiatic, Munda | Niger-Congo, Bantu (Creole) |
Speakers | Approximately 7.6 million | Approximately 13 million (as a lingua franca and second language) |
Features | An Austroasiatic language with a rich oral tradition, extensive use of affixes, and three main lexical tones; Ol Chiki is the unique script created for Santali | 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 | India (Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Assam), Bangladesh, and Nepal | Democratic Republic of the Congo (official in some regions), Republic of the Congo, Angola |
Writing System | Ol Chiki script (invented in 1925 by Pandit Raghunath Murmu) | Latin script |
Tonal | Yes, has three tones (high, mid, low) | No, tones are not as prominent compared to Kikongo |
Grammatical Cases | No strict cases, uses postpositions | No, uses simplified grammar and word order |
Derived From | Proto-Munda | Kikongo, with influences from other Bantu languages |
Loanwords | From Bengali, Hindi, and English | From French, Portuguese, and neighboring Bantu languages |
Dialects | Includes Northern Santali, Eastern Santali, and Southern Santali, with variations in phonology and vocabulary | Includes regional variations influenced by local languages and French; standard forms exist for the DRC and Republic of the Congo |
Alphabets | ᱚ, ᱛ, ᱜ, ᱝ, ᱞ, ᱟ, ᱠ, ᱡ, ᱢ, ᱣ, ᱤ, ᱥ, ᱦ, ᱧ, ᱨ, ᱩ, ᱪ, ᱫ, ᱬ, ᱭ, ᱮ, ᱯ, ᱰ, ᱱ, ᱲ, ᱳ, ᱴ, ᱵ, ᱶ, ᱷ | A, B, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z |
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