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Language Comparison: Swati vs Kanuri
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| Aspect | Swati | Kanuri |
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Family | Niger-Congo, Bantu | Nilo-Saharan, Saharan |
Speakers | Approximately 4.7 million | Approximately 10 million |
Features | A Bantu language with rich noun class systems, agglutinative grammar, and click consonants; closely related to Zulu and other Nguni languages | An agglutinative language with a rich system of suffixes and distinctive vowel harmony; Kanuri is known for its role as the language of the Kanem-Bornu Empire. |
Countries | Eswatini (official), South Africa (recognized regional language) | Nigeria (primarily in Borno State), Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Libya |
Writing System | Latin script | Latin script (modern use), Arabic script (historical use) |
Tonal | Yes, tones distinguish meaning | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses noun classes and concord systems | No, uses word order and particles |
Derived From | Proto-Bantu, part of the Nguni subgroup | Proto-Saharan |
Loanwords | From English, Afrikaans, and Zulu | From Arabic, Hausa, and Fulani |
Dialects | Includes regional variations in Eswatini and South Africa, but generally mutually intelligible | Includes Yerwa Kanuri (standard), Manga Kanuri, and Central Kanuri, with regional lexical and phonological differences |
Alphabets | A, B, Bh, C, Ch, D, E, F, G, H, Hl, I, K, Kh, L, M, N, Nc, Nd, Ng, O, P, Ph, Q, S, Sh, Sw, T, Th, Ts, Tsh, U, V, W, X, Y, Z | A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, W, Y, Z |
Family
Swati
Niger-Congo, Bantu
Kanuri
Nilo-Saharan, Saharan
Speakers
Swati
Approximately 4.7 million
Kanuri
Approximately 10 million
Features
Swati
A Bantu language with rich noun class systems, agglutinative grammar, and click consonants; closely related to Zulu and other Nguni languages
Kanuri
An agglutinative language with a rich system of suffixes and distinctive vowel harmony; Kanuri is known for its role as the language of the Kanem-Bornu Empire.
Countries
Swati
Eswatini (official), South Africa (recognized regional language)
Kanuri
Nigeria (primarily in Borno State), Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Libya
Writing System
Swati
Latin script
Kanuri
Latin script (modern use), Arabic script (historical use)
Tonal
Swati
Yes, tones distinguish meaning
Kanuri
No
Grammatical Cases
Swati
No, uses noun classes and concord systems
Kanuri
No, uses word order and particles
Derived From
Swati
Proto-Bantu, part of the Nguni subgroup
Kanuri
Proto-Saharan
Loanwords
Swati
From English, Afrikaans, and Zulu
Kanuri
From Arabic, Hausa, and Fulani
Dialects
Swati
Includes regional variations in Eswatini and South Africa, but generally mutually intelligible
Kanuri
Includes Yerwa Kanuri (standard), Manga Kanuri, and Central Kanuri, with regional lexical and phonological differences
Alphabets
Swati
A, B, Bh, C, Ch, D, E, F, G, H, Hl, I, K, Kh, L, M, N, Nc, Nd, Ng, O, P, Ph, Q, S, Sh, Sw, T, Th, Ts, Tsh, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Kanuri
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, W, Y, Z
Language Facts:
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