Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Thank You
matur nuwun
Asante
How Are You?
piye kabare?
Habari gani?
Good Night
wengi sing apik
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
Habari za asubuhi
Please
Not Available
tafadhali
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
pole
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
nakupenda
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
Samahani
Dialect 1
Kangean
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Zanzibar island
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Dar es Salaam
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
Kimgao
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Kilwa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Madurese
Not Available
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
madourais
swahili
German Name
Maduresisch
Swahili
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Madurese
Swahili people or Waswahili
Origin
Not Available
6th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Madurese
Swahili
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
No data Available
sw
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
madu1247
swah1254
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Madurese and Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Madurese and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Madurese are spoken in different Madurese Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Madurese vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Madurese dialects include: Kangean, Bawean. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Madurese and Swahili Speaking population
Madurese and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Madurese and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Madurese and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili 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 Swahili on Madurese vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Madurese and Swahili Language Codes
Madurese and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Madurese and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.