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Language Comparison: Tetum vs Hiligaynon
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| Aspect | Tetum | Hiligaynon |
|---|---|---|
Family | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian | Austronesian |
Speakers | Around 800,000 speakers (including second-language speakers) | Approximately 9.3 million |
Features | 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 | Also known as Ilonggo, widely spoken in the Western Visayas and Soccsksargen regions of the Philippines |
Countries | Timor-Leste and Indonesia. | Philippines |
Writing System | Latin script | Latin script |
Tonal | No | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, relies on word order and prepositions | No, but uses prepositions and a focus marker system |
Derived From | Proto-Austronesian, with heavy Portuguese lexical influence | Part of the Philippine branch of the Austronesian language family |
Loanwords | From Portuguese, Malay/Indonesian, and Arabic | From Spanish, English, and other Philippine languages |
Dialects | Includes Tetun Dili (urban variety with heavy Portuguese influence) and Tetun Terik (more traditional and rural variety) | Includes Iloilo Hiligaynon, Bacolod Hiligaynon, and others |
Alphabets | 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 | A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, Ñ, Ng, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z |
Family
Tetum
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
Hiligaynon
Austronesian
Speakers
Tetum
Around 800,000 speakers (including second-language speakers)
Hiligaynon
Approximately 9.3 million
Features
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
Hiligaynon
Also known as Ilonggo, widely spoken in the Western Visayas and Soccsksargen regions of the Philippines
Countries
Tetum
Timor-Leste and Indonesia.
Hiligaynon
Philippines
Writing System
Tetum
Latin script
Hiligaynon
Latin script
Tonal
Tetum
No
Hiligaynon
No
Grammatical Cases
Tetum
No, relies on word order and prepositions
Hiligaynon
No, but uses prepositions and a focus marker system
Derived From
Tetum
Proto-Austronesian, with heavy Portuguese lexical influence
Hiligaynon
Part of the Philippine branch of the Austronesian language family
Loanwords
Tetum
From Portuguese, Malay/Indonesian, and Arabic
Hiligaynon
From Spanish, English, and other Philippine languages
Dialects
Tetum
Includes Tetun Dili (urban variety with heavy Portuguese influence) and Tetun Terik (more traditional and rural variety)
Hiligaynon
Includes Iloilo Hiligaynon, Bacolod Hiligaynon, and others
Alphabets
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
Hiligaynon
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, Ñ, Ng, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Language Facts:
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