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Language Comparison: Wolof vs Jawi
Explore the linguistic characteristics and features of both languages
| Aspect | Wolof | Jawi |
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Family | Niger-Congo | Arabic script derivative |
Speakers | Approximately 5.4 million native speakers, with over 10 million speakers including second-language speakers | Used by speakers of Malay and related Austronesian languages |
Features | Predominantly spoken in Senegal and serves as a lingua franca in the region | An Arabic script adapted for writing the Malay language and several other languages in Southeast Asia, incorporates additional letters to accommodate phonemes not present in Arabic |
Countries | Senegal, The Gambia, and Mauritania | Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, and southern Thailand |
Writing System | Latin script primarily, also written in Arabic script (Wolofal) | Extended Arabic script |
Tonal | No | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, primarily uses particles to indicate grammatical relationships | No, Malay as written in Jawi follows the grammatical structure of standard Malay |
Derived From | Part of the Atlantic branch of the Niger-Congo language family | Arabic script, with modifications to represent the sounds of Malay |
Loanwords | From French, Arabic, and other local languages | From Arabic, Sanskrit, Portuguese, Dutch, and English |
Dialects | Includes Dakar Wolof, Northern Wolof, and others | Used across various dialects of Malay and related languages, with local variations in usage and additional letters for regional sounds |
Alphabets | A, B, C, D, E, É, Ë, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, Ñ, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z | ا (‘alif), ب (ba), ت (ta), ث (tha), ج (jim), ح (ha), خ (kha), د (dal), ذ (dhal), ر (ra), ز (zai), س (sin), ش (shin), ص (sad), ض (dad), ط (ta), ظ (dha), ع (‘ain), غ (ghain), ف (fa), ق (qaf), ك (kaf), ل (lam), م (mim), ن (nun), و (wau), ه (ha), ي (ya) |
Family
Wolof
Niger-Congo
Jawi
Arabic script derivative
Speakers
Wolof
Approximately 5.4 million native speakers, with over 10 million speakers including second-language speakers
Jawi
Used by speakers of Malay and related Austronesian languages
Features
Wolof
Predominantly spoken in Senegal and serves as a lingua franca in the region
Jawi
An Arabic script adapted for writing the Malay language and several other languages in Southeast Asia, incorporates additional letters to accommodate phonemes not present in Arabic
Countries
Wolof
Senegal, The Gambia, and Mauritania
Jawi
Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, and southern Thailand
Writing System
Wolof
Latin script primarily, also written in Arabic script (Wolofal)
Jawi
Extended Arabic script
Tonal
Wolof
No
Jawi
No
Grammatical Cases
Wolof
No, primarily uses particles to indicate grammatical relationships
Jawi
No, Malay as written in Jawi follows the grammatical structure of standard Malay
Derived From
Wolof
Part of the Atlantic branch of the Niger-Congo language family
Jawi
Arabic script, with modifications to represent the sounds of Malay
Loanwords
Wolof
From French, Arabic, and other local languages
Jawi
From Arabic, Sanskrit, Portuguese, Dutch, and English
Dialects
Wolof
Includes Dakar Wolof, Northern Wolof, and others
Jawi
Used across various dialects of Malay and related languages, with local variations in usage and additional letters for regional sounds
Alphabets
Wolof
A, B, C, D, E, É, Ë, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, Ñ, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Jawi
ا (‘alif), ب (ba), ت (ta), ث (tha), ج (jim), ح (ha), خ (kha), د (dal), ذ (dhal), ر (ra), ز (zai), س (sin), ش (shin), ص (sad), ض (dad), ط (ta), ظ (dha), ع (‘ain), غ (ghain), ف (fa), ق (qaf), ك (kaf), ل (lam), م (mim), ن (nun), و (wau), ه (ha), ي (ya)
Language Facts:
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Frequently Asked Questions
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