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Language Comparison: Tetum vs Tok Pisin
Explore the linguistic characteristics and features of both languages
| Aspect | Tetum | Tok Pisin |
|---|---|---|
Family | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian | Creole, English-based |
Speakers | Around 800,000 speakers (including second-language speakers) | Approximately 4 million fluent speakers (including second-language speakers) |
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 | A widely spoken creole with simplified grammar and vocabulary influenced by English, local languages, and German; used as a lingua franca in Papua New Guinea |
Countries | Timor-Leste and Indonesia. | Papua New Guinea |
Writing System | Latin script | Latin script |
Tonal | No | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, relies on word order and prepositions | No, uses simple subject-verb-object order and particles to indicate tense and aspect |
Derived From | Proto-Austronesian, with heavy Portuguese lexical influence | English, with influences from German, Malay, and various indigenous languages of Papua New Guinea |
Loanwords | From Portuguese, Malay/Indonesian, and Arabic | Primarily from English, with some influence from German and indigenous languages |
Dialects | Includes Tetun Dili (urban variety with heavy Portuguese influence) and Tetun Terik (more traditional and rural variety) | Relatively homogeneous, with some regional variations influenced by local languages across Papua New Guinea |
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, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y |
Family
Tetum
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian
Tok Pisin
Creole, English-based
Speakers
Tetum
Around 800,000 speakers (including second-language speakers)
Tok Pisin
Approximately 4 million fluent speakers (including second-language speakers)
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
Tok Pisin
A widely spoken creole with simplified grammar and vocabulary influenced by English, local languages, and German; used as a lingua franca in Papua New Guinea
Countries
Tetum
Timor-Leste and Indonesia.
Tok Pisin
Papua New Guinea
Writing System
Tetum
Latin script
Tok Pisin
Latin script
Tonal
Tetum
No
Tok Pisin
No
Grammatical Cases
Tetum
No, relies on word order and prepositions
Tok Pisin
No, uses simple subject-verb-object order and particles to indicate tense and aspect
Derived From
Tetum
Proto-Austronesian, with heavy Portuguese lexical influence
Tok Pisin
English, with influences from German, Malay, and various indigenous languages of Papua New Guinea
Loanwords
Tetum
From Portuguese, Malay/Indonesian, and Arabic
Tok Pisin
Primarily from English, with some influence from German and indigenous languages
Dialects
Tetum
Includes Tetun Dili (urban variety with heavy Portuguese influence) and Tetun Terik (more traditional and rural variety)
Tok Pisin
Relatively homogeneous, with some regional variations influenced by local languages across Papua New Guinea
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
Tok Pisin
A, B, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y
Language Facts:
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