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Language Comparison: Jawi vs Tetum
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| Aspect | Jawi | Tetum |
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Family | Arabic script derivative | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian |
Speakers | Used by speakers of Malay and related Austronesian languages | Around 800,000 speakers (including second-language speakers) |
Features | An Arabic script adapted for writing the Malay language and several other languages in Southeast Asia, incorporates additional letters to accommodate phonemes not present in Arabic | 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 | Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, and southern Thailand | Timor-Leste and Indonesia. |
Writing System | Extended Arabic script | Latin script |
Tonal | No | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, Malay as written in Jawi follows the grammatical structure of standard Malay | No, relies on word order and prepositions |
Derived From | Arabic script, with modifications to represent the sounds of Malay | Proto-Austronesian, with heavy Portuguese lexical influence |
Loanwords | From Arabic, Sanskrit, Portuguese, Dutch, and English | From Portuguese, Malay/Indonesian, and Arabic |
Dialects | Used across various dialects of Malay and related languages, with local variations in usage and additional letters for regional sounds | Includes Tetun Dili (urban variety with heavy Portuguese influence) and Tetun Terik (more traditional and rural variety) |
Alphabets | ا (‘alif), ب (ba), ت (ta), ث (tha), ج (jim), ح (ha), خ (kha), د (dal), ذ (dhal), ر (ra), ز (zai), س (sin), ش (shin), ص (sad), ض (dad), ط (ta), ظ (dha), ع (‘ain), غ (ghain), ف (fa), ق (qaf), ك (kaf), ل (lam), م (mim), ن (nun), و (wau), ه (ha), ي (ya) | 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
Jawi
Arabic script derivative
Tetum
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
Speakers
Jawi
Used by speakers of Malay and related Austronesian languages
Tetum
Around 800,000 speakers (including second-language speakers)
Features
Jawi
An Arabic script adapted for writing the Malay language and several other languages in Southeast Asia, incorporates additional letters to accommodate phonemes not present in Arabic
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
Jawi
Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, and southern Thailand
Tetum
Timor-Leste and Indonesia.
Writing System
Jawi
Extended Arabic script
Tetum
Latin script
Tonal
Jawi
No
Tetum
No
Grammatical Cases
Jawi
No, Malay as written in Jawi follows the grammatical structure of standard Malay
Tetum
No, relies on word order and prepositions
Derived From
Jawi
Arabic script, with modifications to represent the sounds of Malay
Tetum
Proto-Austronesian, with heavy Portuguese lexical influence
Loanwords
Jawi
From Arabic, Sanskrit, Portuguese, Dutch, and English
Tetum
From Portuguese, Malay/Indonesian, and Arabic
Dialects
Jawi
Used across various dialects of Malay and related languages, with local variations in usage and additional letters for regional sounds
Tetum
Includes Tetun Dili (urban variety with heavy Portuguese influence) and Tetun Terik (more traditional and rural variety)
Alphabets
Jawi
ا (‘alif), ب (ba), ت (ta), ث (tha), ج (jim), ح (ha), خ (kha), د (dal), ذ (dhal), ر (ra), ز (zai), س (sin), ش (shin), ص (sad), ض (dad), ط (ta), ظ (dha), ع (‘ain), غ (ghain), ف (fa), ق (qaf), ك (kaf), ل (lam), م (mim), ن (nun), و (wau), ه (ha), ي (ya)
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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