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Language Comparison: Tetum vs Iban
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| Aspect | Tetum | Iban |
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Family | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian | Austronesian |
Speakers | Around 800,000 speakers (including second-language speakers) | Approximately 2,450,000 Native Speakers |
Features | 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 | A Malayic Dayak language spoken primarily in Malaysia and western Indonesia, known for its relatively simple grammar and verb structures |
Countries | Timor-Leste and Indonesia. | Malaysia (Sarawak), Indonesia (Kalimantan) |
Writing System | Latin script | Latin script |
Tonal | No | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, relies on word order and prepositions | No, uses prepositions and word order to convey grammatical relationships |
Derived From | Proto-Austronesian, with heavy Portuguese lexical influence | Malayic languages, with influences from other Austronesian languages |
Loanwords | From Portuguese, Malay/Indonesian, and Arabic | From Malay, English, and other local languages |
Dialects | Includes Tetun Dili (urban variety with heavy Portuguese influence) and Tetun Terik (more traditional and rural variety) | Includes regional dialects spoken in different parts of Sarawak and Kalimantan, such as Ulu Iban and Balau Iban |
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, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, W, Y |
Family
Tetum
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
Iban
Austronesian
Speakers
Tetum
Around 800,000 speakers (including second-language speakers)
Iban
Approximately 2,450,000 Native Speakers
Features
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
Iban
A Malayic Dayak language spoken primarily in Malaysia and western Indonesia, known for its relatively simple grammar and verb structures
Countries
Tetum
Timor-Leste and Indonesia.
Iban
Malaysia (Sarawak), Indonesia (Kalimantan)
Writing System
Tetum
Latin script
Iban
Latin script
Tonal
Tetum
No
Iban
No
Grammatical Cases
Tetum
No, relies on word order and prepositions
Iban
No, uses prepositions and word order to convey grammatical relationships
Derived From
Tetum
Proto-Austronesian, with heavy Portuguese lexical influence
Iban
Malayic languages, with influences from other Austronesian languages
Loanwords
Tetum
From Portuguese, Malay/Indonesian, and Arabic
Iban
From Malay, English, and other local languages
Dialects
Tetum
Includes Tetun Dili (urban variety with heavy Portuguese influence) and Tetun Terik (more traditional and rural variety)
Iban
Includes regional dialects spoken in different parts of Sarawak and Kalimantan, such as Ulu Iban and Balau Iban
Alphabets
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
Iban
A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, W, Y
Language Facts:
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