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Madurese and Greek


Greek and Madurese


Countries

Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore   
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
3   
12

National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura   
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Roman Empire   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   

Interesting Facts
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages   
Armenian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
7   
4

How Many Consonants
21   
11
17   
7

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Halo   
γεια σας (geia sas)   

Thank You
matur nuwun   
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   

How Are You?
piye kabare?   
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   

Good Night
wengi sing apik   
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   

Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten   
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   

Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang   
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   

Good Morning
Sugeng énjing   
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   

Please
Not Available   
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   

Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten   
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   

Bye
Not Available   
αντίο (antío)   

I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan   
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   

Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu   
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kangean   
Cappadocian Greek   

Where They Speak
Indonesia   
Greece   

How Many People Speak
110,000.00   
40
2,800.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Bawean   
Griko   

Where They Speak
Indonesia   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
50,000.00   
38

Dialect 3
Bangkalan   
Mariupol   

Where They Speak
Indonesia   
Ukraine   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
25   
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.23 %   
99+
0.18 %   
99+

Native Speakers
15.00 million   
40
13.00 million   
99+

Native Name
Madurese   
ελληνικά   

Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura   
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   

French Name
madourais   
grec moderne (après 1453)   

German Name
Maduresisch   
Neugriechisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[eliniˈka]   

Ethnicity
Madurese   
Greeks or Hellenes   

History

Origin
Not Available   
1500 BC   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indonesian   
Hellenic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   

Standard Forms
Madurese   
Modern Greek   

Language Position
69   
99+
74   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Greek Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
el   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mad   
ell   

ISO 639 2/B
mad   
gre   

ISO 639 3
mad   
ell   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
ells   

Glottocode
madu1247   
gree1276   

Linguasphere
No data available   
56-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Madurese and Greek Speaking population

Madurese and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Madurese and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Madurese and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Madurese vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Madurese and Greek Language Codes

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

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