Afrikaans and Madurese
Countries
South Africa
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
National Language
South Africa
Indonesia, Island of Madura
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Dutch Language
Malay and Javanese Languages
Derived From
Dutch Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
Dankie
matur nuwun
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
piye kabare?
Good Night
goeie nag
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
Goeienaand
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
goeie more
Sugeng énjing
Please
asseblief
Not Available
Sorry
jammer
Nyuwun pangapunten
Bye
Not Available
Not Available
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
Nuwun séwu
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Kangean
Where They Speak
Not Available
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Bawean
Where They Speak
Not Available
Indonesia
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
Namibia
Indonesia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Afrikaans
Madurese
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
afrikaans
madourais
German Name
Afrikaans
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Madurese
Origin
17th Century
Not Available
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Indonesian
Branch
Western
Not Available
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Madurese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
af
No data Available
ISO 639 6
afrs
Not Available
Glottocode
afri1274
madu1247
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Not Available
All Afrikaans and Madurese Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Afrikaans and Madurese dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Madurese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Madurese Dialects are spoken in different Madurese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Madurese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Madurese dialects include: Kangean , Bawean. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Madurese Speaking population
Afrikaans and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Afrikaans and Madurese on Afrikaans vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Madurese Language Codes
Afrikaans and Madurese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Madurese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
