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Language Comparison: Makassar vs Kikongo
Explore the linguistic characteristics and features of both languages
| Aspect | Makassar | Kikongo |
|---|---|---|
Family | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian | Niger-Congo, Bantu |
Speakers | Approximately 2.1 million | Approximately 7 million (including closely related dialects) |
Features | Agglutinative language with extensive use of affixes to indicate grammatical relationships and meaning. | A Bantu language known for its noun class system, agglutinative morphology, and use as a liturgical language in Kimbanguist and Roman Catholic communities. |
Countries | Indonesia (primarily in South Sulawesi, especially in Makassar City and surrounding areas) | Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon |
Writing System | Latin script (modern use), Lontara script (traditional use) | Latin script |
Tonal | No | Yes, tones are used to distinguish meaning |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses prepositions and affixes to indicate grammatical relationships | No, relies on noun classes and prefixes |
Derived From | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | Proto-Bantu |
Loanwords | From Arabic, Portuguese, Malay, and Dutch | From Portuguese, French, and other neighboring languages |
Dialects | Includes dialectal variations such as Turatea, Konjo, and Selayar | Includes Kituba (a simplified creole version), Kongo-Kituba, and regional variations like Laari and Yombe |
Alphabets | A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, NG, NY, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z | A, B, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z |
Family
Makassar
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
Kikongo
Niger-Congo, Bantu
Speakers
Makassar
Approximately 2.1 million
Kikongo
Approximately 7 million (including closely related dialects)
Features
Makassar
Agglutinative language with extensive use of affixes to indicate grammatical relationships and meaning.
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
Makassar
Indonesia (primarily in South Sulawesi, especially in Makassar City and surrounding areas)
Kikongo
Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon
Writing System
Makassar
Latin script (modern use), Lontara script (traditional use)
Kikongo
Latin script
Tonal
Makassar
No
Kikongo
Yes, tones are used to distinguish meaning
Grammatical Cases
Makassar
No, uses prepositions and affixes to indicate grammatical relationships
Kikongo
No, relies on noun classes and prefixes
Derived From
Makassar
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
Kikongo
Proto-Bantu
Loanwords
Makassar
From Arabic, Portuguese, Malay, and Dutch
Kikongo
From Portuguese, French, and other neighboring languages
Dialects
Makassar
Includes dialectal variations such as Turatea, Konjo, and Selayar
Kikongo
Includes Kituba (a simplified creole version), Kongo-Kituba, and regional variations like Laari and Yombe
Alphabets
Makassar
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, NG, NY, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
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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