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Language Comparison: Tetum vs Ilocano
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| Aspect | Tetum | Ilocano |
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Family | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian | Austronesian |
Speakers | Around 800,000 speakers (including second-language speakers) | Approximately 10 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 | Widely spoken in the northern regions of the Philippines, particularly in the Ilocos Region and parts of the Cordillera Administrative Region |
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, uses prepositions and verb focus similar to other Philippine languages |
Derived From | Proto-Austronesian, with heavy Portuguese lexical influence | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian, part 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 Northern Ilocano (spoken in Ilocos Norte), Southern Ilocano (spoken in Ilocos Sur), 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
Ilocano
Austronesian
Speakers
Tetum
Around 800,000 speakers (including second-language speakers)
Ilocano
Approximately 10 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
Ilocano
Widely spoken in the northern regions of the Philippines, particularly in the Ilocos Region and parts of the Cordillera Administrative Region
Countries
Tetum
Timor-Leste and Indonesia.
Ilocano
Philippines
Writing System
Tetum
Latin script
Ilocano
Latin script
Tonal
Tetum
No
Ilocano
No
Grammatical Cases
Tetum
No, relies on word order and prepositions
Ilocano
No, uses prepositions and verb focus similar to other Philippine languages
Derived From
Tetum
Proto-Austronesian, with heavy Portuguese lexical influence
Ilocano
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian, part of the Austronesian language family
Loanwords
Tetum
From Portuguese, Malay/Indonesian, and Arabic
Ilocano
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)
Ilocano
Includes Northern Ilocano (spoken in Ilocos Norte), Southern Ilocano (spoken in Ilocos Sur), 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
Ilocano
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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