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Language Comparison: Shan vs Makassar
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| Aspect | Shan | Makassar |
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Family | Tai-Kadai | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian |
Speakers | Approximately 3-4 million | Approximately 2.1 million |
Features | A tonal language closely related to Thai and Lao, known for its simpler grammar and extensive use of classifiers | Agglutinative language with extensive use of affixes to indicate grammatical relationships and meaning. |
Countries | Myanmar (primarily in Shan State), with smaller communities in Thailand and China | Indonesia (primarily in South Sulawesi, especially in Makassar City and surrounding areas) |
Writing System | Shan script (derived from Burmese script) | Latin script (modern use), Lontara script (traditional use) |
Tonal | Yes, typically 5-6 tones depending on the dialect | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses word order and particles | No, uses prepositions and affixes to indicate grammatical relationships |
Derived From | Proto-Tai | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian |
Loanwords | From Burmese, Pali, and Thai | From Arabic, Portuguese, Malay, and Dutch |
Dialects | Includes Tai Long, Tai Mao, and Tai Khuen, with variations in pronunciation and vocabulary | Includes dialectal variations such as Turatea, Konjo, and Selayar |
Alphabets | ၵ, ၶ, င, ၸ, ၹ, ၺ, ၻ, ၼ, ၽ, ၾ, ၿ, ႀ, ႁ, ႂ, ႃ, ႄ, ႅ, ႆ, ႇ, ႈ, ႉ, ႊ, ၷ, ႋ | 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 |
Family
Shan
Tai-Kadai
Makassar
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
Speakers
Shan
Approximately 3-4 million
Makassar
Approximately 2.1 million
Features
Shan
A tonal language closely related to Thai and Lao, known for its simpler grammar and extensive use of classifiers
Makassar
Agglutinative language with extensive use of affixes to indicate grammatical relationships and meaning.
Countries
Shan
Myanmar (primarily in Shan State), with smaller communities in Thailand and China
Makassar
Indonesia (primarily in South Sulawesi, especially in Makassar City and surrounding areas)
Writing System
Shan
Shan script (derived from Burmese script)
Makassar
Latin script (modern use), Lontara script (traditional use)
Tonal
Shan
Yes, typically 5-6 tones depending on the dialect
Makassar
No
Grammatical Cases
Shan
No, uses word order and particles
Makassar
No, uses prepositions and affixes to indicate grammatical relationships
Derived From
Shan
Proto-Tai
Makassar
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
Loanwords
Shan
From Burmese, Pali, and Thai
Makassar
From Arabic, Portuguese, Malay, and Dutch
Dialects
Shan
Includes Tai Long, Tai Mao, and Tai Khuen, with variations in pronunciation and vocabulary
Makassar
Includes dialectal variations such as Turatea, Konjo, and Selayar
Alphabets
Shan
ၵ, ၶ, င, ၸ, ၹ, ၺ, ၻ, ၼ, ၽ, ၾ, ၿ, ႀ, ႁ, ႂ, ႃ, ႄ, ႅ, ႆ, ႇ, ႈ, ႉ, ႊ, ၷ, ႋ
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
Language Facts:
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