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Language Comparison: Tetum vs Minang
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| Aspect | Tetum | Minang |
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Family | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian | Austronesian |
Speakers | Around 800,000 speakers (including second-language speakers) | Approximately 6.5 million |
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 language spoken primarily by the Minangkabau people, known for its distinct verbal and nominal affixes and rich oral traditions |
Countries | Timor-Leste and Indonesia. | Indonesia (primarily in West Sumatra), Malaysia (in Negeri Sembilan) |
Writing System | Latin script | Latin script, previously written in Arabic script (Jawi) |
Tonal | No | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, relies on word order and prepositions | No, uses affixes for verb conjugation and noun derivation |
Derived From | Proto-Austronesian, with heavy Portuguese lexical influence | Malayic languages, with influences from Sanskrit, Arabic, and Dutch |
Loanwords | From Portuguese, Malay/Indonesian, and Arabic | From Sanskrit, Arabic, Dutch, and Indonesian |
Dialects | Includes Tetun Dili (urban variety with heavy Portuguese influence) and Tetun Terik (more traditional and rural variety) | Includes Padang, Pariaman, Agam, and other regional dialects |
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, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z |
Family
Tetum
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
Minang
Austronesian
Speakers
Tetum
Around 800,000 speakers (including second-language speakers)
Minang
Approximately 6.5 million
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
Minang
A Malayic language spoken primarily by the Minangkabau people, known for its distinct verbal and nominal affixes and rich oral traditions
Countries
Tetum
Timor-Leste and Indonesia.
Minang
Indonesia (primarily in West Sumatra), Malaysia (in Negeri Sembilan)
Writing System
Tetum
Latin script
Minang
Latin script, previously written in Arabic script (Jawi)
Tonal
Tetum
No
Minang
No
Grammatical Cases
Tetum
No, relies on word order and prepositions
Minang
No, uses affixes for verb conjugation and noun derivation
Derived From
Tetum
Proto-Austronesian, with heavy Portuguese lexical influence
Minang
Malayic languages, with influences from Sanskrit, Arabic, and Dutch
Loanwords
Tetum
From Portuguese, Malay/Indonesian, and Arabic
Minang
From Sanskrit, Arabic, Dutch, and Indonesian
Dialects
Tetum
Includes Tetun Dili (urban variety with heavy Portuguese influence) and Tetun Terik (more traditional and rural variety)
Minang
Includes Padang, Pariaman, Agam, and other regional dialects
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
Minang
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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