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Language Comparison: Kikongo vs Jawi
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| Aspect | Kikongo | Jawi |
|---|---|---|
Family | Niger-Congo, Bantu | Arabic script derivative |
Speakers | Approximately 7 million (including closely related dialects) | Used by speakers of Malay and related Austronesian languages |
Features | A Bantu language known for its noun class system, agglutinative morphology, and use as a liturgical language in Kimbanguist and Roman Catholic communities. | 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 |
Countries | Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon | Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, and southern Thailand |
Writing System | Latin script | Extended Arabic script |
Tonal | Yes, tones are used to distinguish meaning | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, relies on noun classes and prefixes | No, Malay as written in Jawi follows the grammatical structure of standard Malay |
Derived From | Proto-Bantu | Arabic script, with modifications to represent the sounds of Malay |
Loanwords | From Portuguese, French, and other neighboring languages | From Arabic, Sanskrit, Portuguese, Dutch, and English |
Dialects | Includes Kituba (a simplified creole version), Kongo-Kituba, and regional variations like Laari and Yombe | Used across various dialects of Malay and related languages, with local variations in usage and additional letters for regional sounds |
Alphabets | A, B, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z | 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) |
Family
Kikongo
Niger-Congo, Bantu
Jawi
Arabic script derivative
Speakers
Kikongo
Approximately 7 million (including closely related dialects)
Jawi
Used by speakers of Malay and related Austronesian languages
Features
Kikongo
A Bantu language known for its noun class system, agglutinative morphology, and use as a liturgical language in Kimbanguist and Roman Catholic communities.
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
Countries
Kikongo
Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon
Jawi
Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, and southern Thailand
Writing System
Kikongo
Latin script
Jawi
Extended Arabic script
Tonal
Kikongo
Yes, tones are used to distinguish meaning
Jawi
No
Grammatical Cases
Kikongo
No, relies on noun classes and prefixes
Jawi
No, Malay as written in Jawi follows the grammatical structure of standard Malay
Derived From
Kikongo
Proto-Bantu
Jawi
Arabic script, with modifications to represent the sounds of Malay
Loanwords
Kikongo
From Portuguese, French, and other neighboring languages
Jawi
From Arabic, Sanskrit, Portuguese, Dutch, and English
Dialects
Kikongo
Includes Kituba (a simplified creole version), Kongo-Kituba, and regional variations like Laari and Yombe
Jawi
Used across various dialects of Malay and related languages, with local variations in usage and additional letters for regional sounds
Alphabets
Kikongo
A, B, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z
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)
Language Facts:
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