Madurese and Xhosa
Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
South Africa
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
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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
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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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
Dialect 1
Kangean
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Indonesia
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Indonesia
South Africa
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Indonesia
South Africa
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
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Ethnicity
Madurese
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
Not Available
16th 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
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
xh
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
madu1247
xhos1239
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Madurese and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Madurese and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Madurese are spoken in different Madurese Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Madurese vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Madurese dialects include: Kangean, Bawean. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Madurese and Xhosa Speaking population
Madurese and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Madurese and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Madurese and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Madurese vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Madurese and Xhosa Language Codes
Madurese and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Madurese and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.