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Language Comparison: Tetum vs NKo
Explore the linguistic characteristics and features of both languages
| Aspect | Tetum | NKo |
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Family | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian | Mande |
Speakers | Around 800,000 speakers (including second-language speakers) | Primarily used as a written language for various Mande languages, such as Maninka, Bambara, and Dyula |
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 unifying script for Mande languages, written from right to left; designed to provide a standardized orthography for languages in the Mande family |
Countries | Timor-Leste and Indonesia. | Guinea, Mali, Cรดte d'Ivoire, Senegal, and neighboring West African countries |
Writing System | Latin script | NโKo script |
Tonal | No | Yes, tones are marked with diacritical marks |
Grammatical Cases | No, relies on word order and prepositions | No, uses word order and particles instead |
Derived From | Proto-Austronesian, with heavy Portuguese lexical influence | Not available |
Loanwords | From Portuguese, Malay/Indonesian, and Arabic | Varies by Mande language, often from Arabic and French |
Dialects | Includes Tetun Dili (urban variety with heavy Portuguese influence) and Tetun Terik (more traditional and rural variety) | Used to transcribe multiple Mande languages, so there are no inherent dialects within NโKo itself |
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 | ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿ , ฿ก, ฿ข, ฿ฃ, ฿ค, ฿ฅ, ฿ฆ |
Family
Tetum
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
NKo
Mande
Speakers
Tetum
Around 800,000 speakers (including second-language speakers)
NKo
Primarily used as a written language for various Mande languages, such as Maninka, Bambara, and Dyula
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
NKo
A unifying script for Mande languages, written from right to left; designed to provide a standardized orthography for languages in the Mande family
Countries
Tetum
Timor-Leste and Indonesia.
NKo
Guinea, Mali, Cรดte d'Ivoire, Senegal, and neighboring West African countries
Writing System
Tetum
Latin script
NKo
NโKo script
Tonal
Tetum
No
NKo
Yes, tones are marked with diacritical marks
Grammatical Cases
Tetum
No, relies on word order and prepositions
NKo
No, uses word order and particles instead
Derived From
Tetum
Proto-Austronesian, with heavy Portuguese lexical influence
NKo
Not available
Loanwords
Tetum
From Portuguese, Malay/Indonesian, and Arabic
NKo
Varies by Mande language, often from Arabic and French
Dialects
Tetum
Includes Tetun Dili (urban variety with heavy Portuguese influence) and Tetun Terik (more traditional and rural variety)
NKo
Used to transcribe multiple Mande languages, so there are no inherent dialects within NโKo itself
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
NKo
฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿, ฿ , ฿ก, ฿ข, ฿ฃ, ฿ค, ฿ฅ, ฿ฆ
Language Facts:
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