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Language Comparison: Makassar vs Malay
Explore the linguistic characteristics and features of both languages
| Aspect | Makassar | Malay |
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Family | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian | Austronesian |
Speakers | Approximately 2.1 million | Approximately 88 million speakers (including Indonesian and other Malay dialects) |
Features | Agglutinative language with extensive use of affixes to indicate grammatical relationships and meaning. | Widely spoken in Southeast Asia, Malay is known for its simplicity in grammar, especially in terms of verb conjugation and lack of inflection |
Countries | Indonesia (primarily in South Sulawesi, especially in Makassar City and surrounding areas) | Malaysia, Indonesia (as Indonesian), Brunei, Singapore, Thailand (southern provinces) |
Writing System | Latin script (modern use), Lontara script (traditional use) | Latin script (Rumi) and Arabic script (Jawi) |
Tonal | No | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses prepositions and affixes to indicate grammatical relationships | No, uses prepositions and word order instead of grammatical cases |
Derived From | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | Old Malay, influenced by Sanskrit, Arabic, and later Portuguese, Dutch, and English |
Loanwords | From Arabic, Portuguese, Malay, and Dutch | From Sanskrit, Arabic, Portuguese, Dutch, English, and Chinese |
Dialects | Includes dialectal variations such as Turatea, Konjo, and Selayar | Includes Malaysian Malay, Indonesian Malay (Indonesian), Brunei Malay, Kedah Malay, Kelantanese Malay, and others |
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, 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
Makassar
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
Malay
Austronesian
Speakers
Makassar
Approximately 2.1 million
Malay
Approximately 88 million speakers (including Indonesian and other Malay dialects)
Features
Makassar
Agglutinative language with extensive use of affixes to indicate grammatical relationships and meaning.
Malay
Widely spoken in Southeast Asia, Malay is known for its simplicity in grammar, especially in terms of verb conjugation and lack of inflection
Countries
Makassar
Indonesia (primarily in South Sulawesi, especially in Makassar City and surrounding areas)
Malay
Malaysia, Indonesia (as Indonesian), Brunei, Singapore, Thailand (southern provinces)
Writing System
Makassar
Latin script (modern use), Lontara script (traditional use)
Malay
Latin script (Rumi) and Arabic script (Jawi)
Tonal
Makassar
No
Malay
No
Grammatical Cases
Makassar
No, uses prepositions and affixes to indicate grammatical relationships
Malay
No, uses prepositions and word order instead of grammatical cases
Derived From
Makassar
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
Malay
Old Malay, influenced by Sanskrit, Arabic, and later Portuguese, Dutch, and English
Loanwords
Makassar
From Arabic, Portuguese, Malay, and Dutch
Malay
From Sanskrit, Arabic, Portuguese, Dutch, English, and Chinese
Dialects
Makassar
Includes dialectal variations such as Turatea, Konjo, and Selayar
Malay
Includes Malaysian Malay, Indonesian Malay (Indonesian), Brunei Malay, Kedah Malay, Kelantanese Malay, and others
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
Malay
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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Frequently Asked Questions
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