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Madurese and Afrikaans


Afrikaans and Madurese


Countries

Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura   
South Africa   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Namibia, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  

Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages   
Dutch Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Dutch Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
15   
12

How Many Consonants
21   
11
17   
7

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Halo   
hallo   

Thank You
matur nuwun   
Dankie   

How Are You?
piye kabare?   
Hoe gaan dit   

Good Night
wengi sing apik   
goeie nag   

Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten   
Goeienaand   

Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang   
Goeie middag   

Good Morning
Sugeng énjing   
goeie more   

Please
Not Available   
asseblief   

Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten   
jammer   

Bye
Not Available   
Not Available   

I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan   
Ek het jou lief   

Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu   
Verskoon my   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kangean   
Kaapse Afrikaans   

Where They Speak
Indonesia   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
110,000.00   
40
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Bawean   
Oranjeriverafrikaans   

Where They Speak
Indonesia   
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Bangkalan   
Baster Afrikaans   

Where They Speak
Indonesia   
Namibia   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
15.00 million   
99+
19.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.23 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
15.00 million   
40
7.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
10.30 million   
22

Native Name
Madurese   
Afrikaans   

Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura   
Cape Dutch   

French Name
madourais   
afrikaans   

German Name
Maduresisch   
Afrikaans   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]   

Ethnicity
Madurese   
Afrikaners   

History

Origin
Not Available   
17th Century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indonesian   
Germanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Western   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch   

Standard Forms
Madurese   
Standard Afrikaans   

Language Position
69   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
af   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mad   
afr   

ISO 639 2/B
mad   
afr   

ISO 639 3
mad   
afr   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
afrs   

Glottocode
madu1247   
afri1274   

Linguasphere
No data available   
52-ACB-ba   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic   

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

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Madurese and Afrikaans Speaking population

Madurese and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Madurese and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Madurese and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available. 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 Madurese and Afrikaans on Madurese vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Madurese and Afrikaans Language Codes

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

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