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Madurese and Igbo


Igbo and Madurese


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura   
Nigeria   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Equatorial Guinea   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture   

Interesting Facts
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  

Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
8   
5

How Many Consonants
21   
11
28   
18

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
52 weeks   
12

Greetings

Hello
Halo   
kedụ   

Thank You
matur nuwun   
dalụ   

How Are You?
piye kabare?   
kedụ ka ịmere   

Good Night
wengi sing apik   
ka chi fo   

Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten   
mgbede ọma   

Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang   
ehihie ọma   

Good Morning
Sugeng énjing   
ụtụtụ ọma   

Please
Not Available   
Biko   

Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten   
Ndo   

Bye
Not Available   
Not Available   

I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan   
a hụrụ m gị n'anya   

Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu   
ngọpụ   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kangean   
Enuani   

Where They Speak
Indonesia   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
110,000.00   
40
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Bawean   
Ngwa   

Where They Speak
Indonesia   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,500,000.00   
22

Dialect 3
Bangkalan   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Indonesia   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
15.00 million   
99+
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.23 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
15.00 million   
40
25.00 million   
32

Native Name
Madurese   
igbo   

Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura   
Ibo   

French Name
madourais   
igbo   

German Name
Maduresisch   
Ibo-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[iɡ͡boː]   

Ethnicity
Madurese   
Igbo people   

History

Origin
Not Available   
30th Century BC   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Indonesian   
Kwa   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Madurese   
Standard Igbo   

Language Position
69   
99+
57   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
ig   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mad   
ibo   

ISO 639 2/B
mad   
ibo   

ISO 639 3
mad   
ibo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
madu1247   
nucl1417   

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   
Agglutinative   

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

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Madurese and Igbo Speaking population

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

Madurese and Igbo Language Codes

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

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