Countries
Philippines
  
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
  
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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
Similar To
Tagalog Language
  
Malay and Javanese Languages
  
Derived From
Spanish Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Kumusta
  
Halo
  
Thank You
Salamat
  
matur nuwun
  
How Are You?
Kumusta
  
piye kabare?
  
Good Night
magandang gabi
  
wengi sing apik
  
Good Evening
Magandang gabi
  
Sugeng sọnten
  
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon
  
Sugeng siang
  
Good Morning
Magandang umaga
  
Sugeng énjing
  
Please
Mangyaring
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
  
Nyuwun pangapunten
  
Bye
Paalam
  
Not Available
  
I Love You
Mahal kita
  
Kula tresna panjengan
  
Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako
  
Nuwun séwu
  
Dialect 1
Bikol
  
Kangean
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Hiligaynon
  
Bawean
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00
  
11
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Waray
  
Bangkalan
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00
  
13
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
90.00 million
  
17
15.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
45.00 million
  
23
15.00 million
  
40
Second Language Speakers
45.00 million
  
13
Not Available
  
Native Name
filipino
  
Madurese
  
Alternative Names
Pilipino
  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
  
French Name
filipino; pilipino
  
madourais
  
German Name
Pilipino
  
Maduresisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Madurese
  
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
Filipino
  
Madurese
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No Data Available
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
fil
  
mad
  
ISO 639 2/B
fil
  
mad
  
ISO 639 3
fil
  
mad
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
fili1244
  
madu1247
  
Linguasphere
No Data Available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Filipino and Madurese Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Filipino and Madurese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Filipino and Madurese language. Filipino word for "Hello" is Kumusta or Madurese word for "Thank You" is matur nuwun. Find more of such common Filipino Greetings and Madurese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Filipino vs Madurese Difficulty
The Filipino vs Madurese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Filipino Alphabets and Madurese Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Filipino and Madurese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Filipino and Madurese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Filipino is 44 weeks while to learn Madurese time required is 44 weeks.