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
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Not Available
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Alphabets
27
9
53
32
Phonology
How Many Vowels
6
3
10
7
How Many Consonants
21
11
43
32
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
44 weeks
11
Greetings
Hello
Halo
Molo
Thank You
matur nuwun
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
piye kabare?
Unjani
Good Night
wengi sing apik
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
Molo
Please
Not Available
Ndicela
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
Not Available
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
Uxolo
Dialects
Dialect 1
Kangean
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Indonesia
South Africa
How Many People Speak
110,000.00
40
Not Available
Dialect 2
Bawean
Thembu
Where They Speak
Indonesia
South Africa
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Indonesia
South Africa
Total No. Of Dialects
6
6
9
9
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
15.00 million
99+
20.00 million
99+
Speaking Population
0.23 %
99+
0.11 %
99+
Native Speakers
15.00 million
40
8.20 million
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
11.00 million
21
Native Name
Madurese
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
madourais
xhosa
German Name
Maduresisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Madurese
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
History
Origin
Not Available
16th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Madurese
isiXhosa
Language Position
69
99+
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
No data Available
xh
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mad
xho
ISO 639 2/B
mad
xho
ISO 639 3
mad
xho
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
madu1247
xhos1239
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fa
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
