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Cebuano and Madurese


Madurese and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
Philippines   
Indonesia, Island of Madura   

Second Language
Philippines   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Hiligaynon Language   
Malay and Javanese Languages   

Derived From
Island of Cebu   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
21   
3
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
16   
6
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks   
1
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hoy   
Halo   

Thank You
Salamat   
matur nuwun   

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?   
piye kabare?   

Good Night
Maayong Gabii   
wengi sing apik   

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii   
Sugeng sọnten   

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon   
Sugeng siang   

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag   
Sugeng énjing   

Please
Palihug   
Not Available   

Sorry
Ikasubo ko   
Nyuwun pangapunten   

Bye
Babay   
Not Available   

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw   
Kula tresna panjengan   

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi   
Nuwun séwu   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano   
Kangean   

Where They Speak
Bohol   
Indonesia   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
110,000.00   
40

Dialect 2
Southern Kana   
Bawean   

Where They Speak
southern Leyte   
Indonesia   

Dialect 3
North Kana   
Bangkalan   

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte   
Indonesia   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
15.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.32 %   
38
0.23 %   
99+

Native Speakers
21.00 million   
36
15.00 million   
40

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million   
19
Not Available   

Native Name
Visayan   
Madurese   

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan   
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura   

French Name
cebuano   
madourais   

German Name
Cebuano   
Maduresisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Cebuano people   
Madurese   

History

Origin
16th century   
Not Available   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indonesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano   
Madurese   

Language Position
62   
99+
69   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb   
mad   

ISO 639 2/B
ceb   
mad   

ISO 639 3
ceb   
mad   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
cebu1242   
madu1247   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Cebuano 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 Cebuano and Madurese dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Madurese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Madurese Dialects are spoken in different Madurese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Madurese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Madurese dialects include: Kangean , Bawean. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Cebuano and Madurese Speaking population

Cebuano and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % 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 Cebuano and Madurese on Cebuano vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Cebuano and Madurese Language Codes

Cebuano and Madurese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cebuano and Madurese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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