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Language Comparison: Sicilian vs Hiligaynon
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Aspect | Sicilian | Hiligaynon |
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Family | Indo-European, Romance | Austronesian |
Speakers | Approximately 10 million | Approximately 9.3 million |
Features | A Romance language with influences from Greek, Arabic, Norman French, and Spanish, reflecting Sicilyโs complex history; known for its distinct phonetics and vocabulary compared to Standard Italian | Also known as Ilonggo, widely spoken in the Western Visayas and Soccsksargen regions of the Philippines |
Countries | Italy (primarily Sicily), and Sicilian-speaking diaspora communities worldwide | Philippines |
Writing System | Latin script | Latin script |
Tonal | No | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses prepositions and word order | No, but uses prepositions and a focus marker system |
Derived From | Vulgar Latin, with extensive influences from Greek, Arabic, and other historical languages | Part of the Philippine branch of the Austronesian language family |
Loanwords | From Ancient Greek, Arabic, Norman French, Catalan, and Spanish | From Spanish, English, and other Philippine languages |
Dialects | Includes regional variations like Western Sicilian, Central Sicilian, and Eastern Sicilian, with notable differences in vocabulary and pronunciation | Includes Iloilo Hiligaynon, Bacolod Hiligaynon, and others |
Alphabets | A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, X, Y, Z | A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, ร, Ng, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z |
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