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Language Comparison: Tumbuka vs Hiligaynon
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Aspect | Tumbuka | Hiligaynon |
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Family | Niger-Congo | Austronesian |
Speakers | Approximately 2 million | Approximately 9.3 million |
Features | A Bantu language spoken in parts of Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania, known for its noun class system and tonal nature, which affects meaning | Also known as Ilonggo, widely spoken in the Western Visayas and Soccsksargen regions of the Philippines |
Countries | Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania | Philippines |
Writing System | Latin script | Latin script |
Tonal | Yes, tone is used to distinguish word meaning | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses noun classes and affixes for grammatical relations | No, but uses prepositions and a focus marker system |
Derived From | Proto-Bantu, with historical links to other Bantu languages in the region | Part of the Philippine branch of the Austronesian language family |
Loanwords | From English, Swahili, and neighboring Bantu languages | From Spanish, English, and other Philippine languages |
Dialects | Includes dialects such as Henga, Kamanga, and other minor regional variations | Includes Iloilo Hiligaynon, Bacolod Hiligaynon, and others |
Alphabets | A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z | A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, Ñ, Ng, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z |
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