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Language Comparison: Swati vs Tetum
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| Aspect | Swati | Tetum |
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Family | Niger-Congo, Bantu | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian |
Speakers | Approximately 4.7 million | Around 800,000 speakers (including second-language speakers) |
Features | A Bantu language with rich noun class systems, agglutinative grammar, and click consonants; closely related to Zulu and other Nguni languages | 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 | Eswatini (official), South Africa (recognized regional language) | Timor-Leste and Indonesia. |
Writing System | Latin script | Latin script |
Tonal | Yes, tones distinguish meaning | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses noun classes and concord systems | No, relies on word order and prepositions |
Derived From | Proto-Bantu, part of the Nguni subgroup | Proto-Austronesian, with heavy Portuguese lexical influence |
Loanwords | From English, Afrikaans, and Zulu | From Portuguese, Malay/Indonesian, and Arabic |
Dialects | Includes regional variations in Eswatini and South Africa, but generally mutually intelligible | Includes Tetun Dili (urban variety with heavy Portuguese influence) and Tetun Terik (more traditional and rural variety) |
Alphabets | A, B, Bh, C, Ch, D, E, F, G, H, Hl, I, K, Kh, L, M, N, Nc, Nd, Ng, O, P, Ph, Q, S, Sh, Sw, T, Th, Ts, Tsh, 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
Swati
Niger-Congo, Bantu
Tetum
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
Speakers
Swati
Approximately 4.7 million
Tetum
Around 800,000 speakers (including second-language speakers)
Features
Swati
A Bantu language with rich noun class systems, agglutinative grammar, and click consonants; closely related to Zulu and other Nguni languages
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
Swati
Eswatini (official), South Africa (recognized regional language)
Tetum
Timor-Leste and Indonesia.
Writing System
Swati
Latin script
Tetum
Latin script
Tonal
Swati
Yes, tones distinguish meaning
Tetum
No
Grammatical Cases
Swati
No, uses noun classes and concord systems
Tetum
No, relies on word order and prepositions
Derived From
Swati
Proto-Bantu, part of the Nguni subgroup
Tetum
Proto-Austronesian, with heavy Portuguese lexical influence
Loanwords
Swati
From English, Afrikaans, and Zulu
Tetum
From Portuguese, Malay/Indonesian, and Arabic
Dialects
Swati
Includes regional variations in Eswatini and South Africa, but generally mutually intelligible
Tetum
Includes Tetun Dili (urban variety with heavy Portuguese influence) and Tetun Terik (more traditional and rural variety)
Alphabets
Swati
A, B, Bh, C, Ch, D, E, F, G, H, Hl, I, K, Kh, L, M, N, Nc, Nd, Ng, O, P, Ph, Q, S, Sh, Sw, T, Th, Ts, Tsh, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
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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