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Language Comparison: Tulu vs Kikongo
Explore the linguistic characteristics and features of both languages
| Aspect | Tulu | Kikongo |
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Family | Dravidian | Niger-Congo, Bantu |
Speakers | Approximately 2-3 million | Approximately 7 million (including closely related dialects) |
Features | A Dravidian language spoken mainly in the coastal region of Karnataka and parts of Kerala, known for its rich oral tradition, unique phonetics, and extensive verbal conjugations | A Bantu language known for its noun class system, agglutinative morphology, and use as a liturgical language in Kimbanguist and Roman Catholic communities. |
Countries | India (primarily in Karnataka and Kerala) | Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon |
Writing System | Kannada script; occasionally written in the Latin script | Latin script |
Tonal | No | Yes, tones are used to distinguish meaning |
Grammatical Cases | Yes, with eight grammatical cases, including nominative, accusative, and dative | No, relies on noun classes and prefixes |
Derived From | Proto-Dravidian, with historical links to Old Kannada | Proto-Bantu |
Loanwords | From Kannada, Sanskrit, and occasionally from English due to modern influence | From Portuguese, French, and other neighboring languages |
Dialects | Includes various regional variations such as Common Tulu, Brahmin Tulu, and Jain Tulu, each with slight phonetic and lexical differences | Includes Kituba (a simplified creole version), Kongo-Kituba, and regional variations like Laari and Yombe |
Alphabets | ಅ, ಆ, ಇ, ಈ, ಉ, ಊ, ಎ, ಏ, ಐ, ಒ, ಓ, ಔ, ಕ, ಖ, ಗ, ಘ, ಙ, ಚ, ಛ, ಜ, ಝ, ಞ, ಟ, ಠ, ಡ, ಢ, ಣ, ತ, ಥ, ದ, ಧ, ನ, ಪ, ಫ, ಬ, ಭ, ಮ, ಯ, ರ, ಲ, ವ, ಶ, ಷ, ಸ, ಹ, ಳ, ಕ್ಷ, ಜ್ಞ | A, B, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z |
Family
Tulu
Dravidian
Kikongo
Niger-Congo, Bantu
Speakers
Tulu
Approximately 2-3 million
Kikongo
Approximately 7 million (including closely related dialects)
Features
Tulu
A Dravidian language spoken mainly in the coastal region of Karnataka and parts of Kerala, known for its rich oral tradition, unique phonetics, and extensive verbal conjugations
Kikongo
A Bantu language known for its noun class system, agglutinative morphology, and use as a liturgical language in Kimbanguist and Roman Catholic communities.
Countries
Tulu
India (primarily in Karnataka and Kerala)
Kikongo
Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon
Writing System
Tulu
Kannada script; occasionally written in the Latin script
Kikongo
Latin script
Tonal
Tulu
No
Kikongo
Yes, tones are used to distinguish meaning
Grammatical Cases
Tulu
Yes, with eight grammatical cases, including nominative, accusative, and dative
Kikongo
No, relies on noun classes and prefixes
Derived From
Tulu
Proto-Dravidian, with historical links to Old Kannada
Kikongo
Proto-Bantu
Loanwords
Tulu
From Kannada, Sanskrit, and occasionally from English due to modern influence
Kikongo
From Portuguese, French, and other neighboring languages
Dialects
Tulu
Includes various regional variations such as Common Tulu, Brahmin Tulu, and Jain Tulu, each with slight phonetic and lexical differences
Kikongo
Includes Kituba (a simplified creole version), Kongo-Kituba, and regional variations like Laari and Yombe
Alphabets
Tulu
ಅ, ಆ, ಇ, ಈ, ಉ, ಊ, ಎ, ಏ, ಐ, ಒ, ಓ, ಔ, ಕ, ಖ, ಗ, ಘ, ಙ, ಚ, ಛ, ಜ, ಝ, ಞ, ಟ, ಠ, ಡ, ಢ, ಣ, ತ, ಥ, ದ, ಧ, ನ, ಪ, ಫ, ಬ, ಭ, ಮ, ಯ, ರ, ಲ, ವ, ಶ, ಷ, ಸ, ಹ, ಳ, ಕ್ಷ, ಜ್ಞ
Kikongo
A, B, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z
Language Facts:
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