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Language Comparison: Shan vs Tetum
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| Aspect | Shan | Tetum |
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Family | Tai-Kadai | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian |
Speakers | Approximately 3-4 million | Around 800,000 speakers (including second-language speakers) |
Features | A tonal language closely related to Thai and Lao, known for its simpler grammar and extensive use of classifiers | An Austronesian language with significant Portuguese influence, serving as one of the two official languages of Timor-Leste; simple grammar and shared vocabulary with Indonesian/Malay |
Countries | Myanmar (primarily in Shan State), with smaller communities in Thailand and China | Timor-Leste and Indonesia. |
Writing System | Shan script (derived from Burmese script) | Latin script |
Tonal | Yes, typically 5-6 tones depending on the dialect | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses word order and particles | No, relies on word order and prepositions |
Derived From | Proto-Tai | Proto-Austronesian, with heavy Portuguese lexical influence |
Loanwords | From Burmese, Pali, and Thai | From Portuguese, Malay/Indonesian, and Arabic |
Dialects | Includes Tai Long, Tai Mao, and Tai Khuen, with variations in pronunciation and vocabulary | Includes Tetun Dili (urban variety with heavy Portuguese influence) and Tetun Terik (more traditional and rural variety) |
Alphabets | ၵ, ၶ, င, ၸ, ၹ, ၺ, ၻ, ၼ, ၽ, ၾ, ၿ, ႀ, ႁ, ႂ, ႃ, ႄ, ႅ, ႆ, ႇ, ႈ, ႉ, ႊ, ၷ, ႋ | 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
Shan
Tai-Kadai
Tetum
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
Speakers
Shan
Approximately 3-4 million
Tetum
Around 800,000 speakers (including second-language speakers)
Features
Shan
A tonal language closely related to Thai and Lao, known for its simpler grammar and extensive use of classifiers
Tetum
An Austronesian language with significant Portuguese influence, serving as one of the two official languages of Timor-Leste; simple grammar and shared vocabulary with Indonesian/Malay
Countries
Shan
Myanmar (primarily in Shan State), with smaller communities in Thailand and China
Tetum
Timor-Leste and Indonesia.
Writing System
Shan
Shan script (derived from Burmese script)
Tetum
Latin script
Tonal
Shan
Yes, typically 5-6 tones depending on the dialect
Tetum
No
Grammatical Cases
Shan
No, uses word order and particles
Tetum
No, relies on word order and prepositions
Derived From
Shan
Proto-Tai
Tetum
Proto-Austronesian, with heavy Portuguese lexical influence
Loanwords
Shan
From Burmese, Pali, and Thai
Tetum
From Portuguese, Malay/Indonesian, and Arabic
Dialects
Shan
Includes Tai Long, Tai Mao, and Tai Khuen, with variations in pronunciation and vocabulary
Tetum
Includes Tetun Dili (urban variety with heavy Portuguese influence) and Tetun Terik (more traditional and rural variety)
Alphabets
Shan
ၵ, ၶ, င, ၸ, ၹ, ၺ, ၻ, ၼ, ၽ, ၾ, ၿ, ႀ, ႁ, ႂ, ႃ, ႄ, ႅ, ႆ, ႇ, ႈ, ႉ, ႊ, ၷ, ႋ
Tetum
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:
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