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Language Comparison: Samoan vs Tetum
Explore the linguistic characteristics and features of both languages
| Aspect | Samoan | Tetum |
|---|---|---|
Family | Austronesian, Polynesian | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian |
Speakers | Approximately 500,000 | Around 800,000 speakers (including second-language speakers) |
Features | A Polynesian language with a simple phoneme inventory and distinctive glottal stop, often arranged in VSO (verb-subject-object) word order; spoken primarily in Samoa and American Samoa | 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 | Samoa, American Samoa, and diaspora communities in New Zealand, Australia, and the United States | Timor-Leste and Indonesia. |
Writing System | Latin script | Latin script |
Tonal | No | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses particles and word order to indicate grammatical relationships | No, relies on word order and prepositions |
Derived From | Proto-Polynesian | Proto-Austronesian, with heavy Portuguese lexical influence |
Loanwords | From English and other Polynesian languages | From Portuguese, Malay/Indonesian, and Arabic |
Dialects | Primarily homogeneous, with minor regional differences in informal speech across Samoa’s islands | Includes Tetun Dili (urban variety with heavy Portuguese influence) and Tetun Terik (more traditional and rural variety) |
Alphabets | A, E, F, G, I, L, M, N, O, P, S, T, U, V, H, K, R (rare), and the glottal stop (ʻ) | 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
Samoan
Austronesian, Polynesian
Tetum
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
Speakers
Samoan
Approximately 500,000
Tetum
Around 800,000 speakers (including second-language speakers)
Features
Samoan
A Polynesian language with a simple phoneme inventory and distinctive glottal stop, often arranged in VSO (verb-subject-object) word order; spoken primarily in Samoa and American Samoa
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
Samoan
Samoa, American Samoa, and diaspora communities in New Zealand, Australia, and the United States
Tetum
Timor-Leste and Indonesia.
Writing System
Samoan
Latin script
Tetum
Latin script
Tonal
Samoan
No
Tetum
No
Grammatical Cases
Samoan
No, uses particles and word order to indicate grammatical relationships
Tetum
No, relies on word order and prepositions
Derived From
Samoan
Proto-Polynesian
Tetum
Proto-Austronesian, with heavy Portuguese lexical influence
Loanwords
Samoan
From English and other Polynesian languages
Tetum
From Portuguese, Malay/Indonesian, and Arabic
Dialects
Samoan
Primarily homogeneous, with minor regional differences in informal speech across Samoa’s islands
Tetum
Includes Tetun Dili (urban variety with heavy Portuguese influence) and Tetun Terik (more traditional and rural variety)
Alphabets
Samoan
A, E, F, G, I, L, M, N, O, P, S, T, U, V, H, K, R (rare), and the glottal stop (ʻ)
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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