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Language Comparison: Tswana vs Makassar
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| Aspect | Tswana | Makassar |
|---|---|---|
Family | Niger-Congo, Bantu | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian |
Speakers | Approximately 8 million | Approximately 2.1 million |
Features | A Bantu language known for its noun class system, tonal distinctions, and use of subject concord prefixes; widely spoken in southern Africa, particularly Botswana and South Africa | Agglutinative language with extensive use of affixes to indicate grammatical relationships and meaning. |
Countries | Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe | Indonesia (primarily in South Sulawesi, especially in Makassar City and surrounding areas) |
Writing System | Latin script | Latin script (modern use), Lontara script (traditional use) |
Tonal | Yes, with tonal distinctions that differentiate meaning | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, relies on noun classes and word order to indicate grammatical roles | No, uses prepositions and affixes to indicate grammatical relationships |
Derived From | Proto-Bantu | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian |
Loanwords | Primarily from English and Afrikaans | From Arabic, Portuguese, Malay, and Dutch |
Dialects | Includes several regional dialects, such as Serolong, Sengwaketse, Setlhaping, and Sekgatla, with variations in vocabulary and pronunciation | Includes dialectal variations such as Turatea, Konjo, and Selayar |
Alphabets | A, B, CH, D, E, Ê, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, Ô, P, PH, Q, R, S, Š, T, TH, TL, TLH, TSH, U, V, W, X, Y, Z | A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, NG, NY, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z |
Family
Tswana
Niger-Congo, Bantu
Makassar
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
Speakers
Tswana
Approximately 8 million
Makassar
Approximately 2.1 million
Features
Tswana
A Bantu language known for its noun class system, tonal distinctions, and use of subject concord prefixes; widely spoken in southern Africa, particularly Botswana and South Africa
Makassar
Agglutinative language with extensive use of affixes to indicate grammatical relationships and meaning.
Countries
Tswana
Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe
Makassar
Indonesia (primarily in South Sulawesi, especially in Makassar City and surrounding areas)
Writing System
Tswana
Latin script
Makassar
Latin script (modern use), Lontara script (traditional use)
Tonal
Tswana
Yes, with tonal distinctions that differentiate meaning
Makassar
No
Grammatical Cases
Tswana
No, relies on noun classes and word order to indicate grammatical roles
Makassar
No, uses prepositions and affixes to indicate grammatical relationships
Derived From
Tswana
Proto-Bantu
Makassar
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
Loanwords
Tswana
Primarily from English and Afrikaans
Makassar
From Arabic, Portuguese, Malay, and Dutch
Dialects
Tswana
Includes several regional dialects, such as Serolong, Sengwaketse, Setlhaping, and Sekgatla, with variations in vocabulary and pronunciation
Makassar
Includes dialectal variations such as Turatea, Konjo, and Selayar
Alphabets
Tswana
A, B, CH, D, E, Ê, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, Ô, P, PH, Q, R, S, Š, T, TH, TL, TLH, TSH, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Makassar
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, NG, NY, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Language Facts:
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