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Language Comparison: Tetum vs Sango
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| Aspect | Tetum | Sango |
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Family | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian | Niger-Congo, Ubangian |
Speakers | Around 800,000 speakers (including second-language speakers) | Approximately 5 million (550,000 native speakers, the rest as a second language) |
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 creole language derived from the Ngbandi language, known for its simplicity and use as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic |
Countries | Timor-Leste and Indonesia. | Central African Republic (official language alongside French), also spoken in Chad and the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Writing System | Latin script | Latin script |
Tonal | No | Yes, features tonal distinctions |
Grammatical Cases | No, relies on word order and prepositions | No, relies on word order and prepositions |
Derived From | Proto-Austronesian, with heavy Portuguese lexical influence | Ngbandi, with influences from French and other local languages |
Loanwords | From Portuguese, Malay/Indonesian, and Arabic | From French and various Bantu and Ubangian languages |
Dialects | Includes Tetun Dili (urban variety with heavy Portuguese influence) and Tetun Terik (more traditional and rural variety) | Primarily Standard Sango, with minor regional variations influenced by local languages |
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, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, Ŋ, O, P, R, S, T, U, W, Y, Z |
Family
Tetum
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
Sango
Niger-Congo, Ubangian
Speakers
Tetum
Around 800,000 speakers (including second-language speakers)
Sango
Approximately 5 million (550,000 native speakers, the rest as a second language)
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
Sango
A creole language derived from the Ngbandi language, known for its simplicity and use as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic
Countries
Tetum
Timor-Leste and Indonesia.
Sango
Central African Republic (official language alongside French), also spoken in Chad and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Writing System
Tetum
Latin script
Sango
Latin script
Tonal
Tetum
No
Sango
Yes, features tonal distinctions
Grammatical Cases
Tetum
No, relies on word order and prepositions
Sango
No, relies on word order and prepositions
Derived From
Tetum
Proto-Austronesian, with heavy Portuguese lexical influence
Sango
Ngbandi, with influences from French and other local languages
Loanwords
Tetum
From Portuguese, Malay/Indonesian, and Arabic
Sango
From French and various Bantu and Ubangian languages
Dialects
Tetum
Includes Tetun Dili (urban variety with heavy Portuguese influence) and Tetun Terik (more traditional and rural variety)
Sango
Primarily Standard Sango, with minor regional variations influenced by local languages
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
Sango
A, B, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, Ŋ, O, P, R, S, T, U, W, Y, Z
Language Facts:
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