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Language Comparison: Ilocano vs Tetum
Explore the linguistic characteristics and features of both languages
| Aspect | Ilocano | Tetum |
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Family | Austronesian | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian |
Speakers | Approximately 10 million | Around 800,000 speakers (including second-language speakers) |
Features | Widely spoken in the northern regions of the Philippines, particularly in the Ilocos Region and parts of the Cordillera Administrative Region | 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 |
Countries | Philippines | Timor-Leste and Indonesia. |
Writing System | Latin script | Latin script |
Tonal | No | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses prepositions and verb focus similar to other Philippine languages | No, relies on word order and prepositions |
Derived From | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian, part of the Austronesian language family | Proto-Austronesian, with heavy Portuguese lexical influence |
Loanwords | From Spanish, English, and other Philippine languages | From Portuguese, Malay/Indonesian, and Arabic |
Dialects | Includes Northern Ilocano (spoken in Ilocos Norte), Southern Ilocano (spoken in Ilocos Sur), and others | Includes Tetun Dili (urban variety with heavy Portuguese influence) and Tetun Terik (more traditional and rural variety) |
Alphabets | 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 | 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 |
Family
Ilocano
Austronesian
Tetum
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
Speakers
Ilocano
Approximately 10 million
Tetum
Around 800,000 speakers (including second-language speakers)
Features
Ilocano
Widely spoken in the northern regions of the Philippines, particularly in the Ilocos Region and parts of the Cordillera Administrative Region
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
Countries
Ilocano
Philippines
Tetum
Timor-Leste and Indonesia.
Writing System
Ilocano
Latin script
Tetum
Latin script
Tonal
Ilocano
No
Tetum
No
Grammatical Cases
Ilocano
No, uses prepositions and verb focus similar to other Philippine languages
Tetum
No, relies on word order and prepositions
Derived From
Ilocano
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian, part of the Austronesian language family
Tetum
Proto-Austronesian, with heavy Portuguese lexical influence
Loanwords
Ilocano
From Spanish, English, and other Philippine languages
Tetum
From Portuguese, Malay/Indonesian, and Arabic
Dialects
Ilocano
Includes Northern Ilocano (spoken in Ilocos Norte), Southern Ilocano (spoken in Ilocos Sur), and others
Tetum
Includes Tetun Dili (urban variety with heavy Portuguese influence) and Tetun Terik (more traditional and rural variety)
Alphabets
Ilocano
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
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
Language Facts:
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