Countries
Nigeria
  
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
  
National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
  
Indonesia, Island of Madura
  
Second Language
Nigeria
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
Similar To
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Malay and Javanese Languages
  
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Hausa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
sannu
  
Halo
  
Thank You
gode ku
  
matur nuwun
  
How Are You?
yaya dai
  
piye kabare?
  
Good Night
mai kyau dare
  
wengi sing apik
  
Good Evening
barka da yamma
  
Sugeng sọnten
  
Good Afternoon
barka da rana
  
Sugeng siang
  
Good Morning
mai kyau safe
  
Sugeng énjing
  
Please
Don Allah
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
yi hakuri
  
Nyuwun pangapunten
  
Bye
sai anjima
  
Not Available
  
I Love You
Ina son ku
  
Kula tresna panjengan
  
Excuse Me
gafara dai
  
Nuwun séwu
  
Dialect 1
Gaananci
  
Kangean
  
Where They Speak
Ghana
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci
  
Bawean
  
Where They Speak
Niger
  
Indonesia
  
Dialect 3
Daragaram
  
Bangkalan
  
Where They Speak
Niger
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak?
50.00 million
  
28
15.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
35.00 million
  
27
15.00 million
  
40
Second Language Speakers
15.00 million
  
18
Not Available
  
Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
  
Madurese
  
Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
  
French Name
haoussa
  
madourais
  
German Name
Haussa-Sprache
  
Maduresisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
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Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people
  
Madurese
  
Origin
14
  
Not Available
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Chadic
  
Indonesian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
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Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Hausa
  
Madurese
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ha
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
hau
  
mad
  
ISO 639 2/B
hau
  
mad
  
ISO 639 3
hau
  
mad
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
haus1257
  
madu1247
  
Linguasphere
19-HAA-b
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
Hausa 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 Hausa and Madurese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hausa and Madurese language. Hausa word for "Hello" is sannu or Madurese word for "Thank You" is matur nuwun. Find more of such common Hausa Greetings and Madurese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hausa vs Madurese Difficulty
The Hausa vs Madurese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hausa 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 Hausa and Madurese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hausa and Madurese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hausa is 44 weeks while to learn Madurese time required is 44 weeks.