Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
  
Ghana, Ivory coast
  
National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura
  
Ghana
  
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
  
Benin, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Akan Orthography Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
- Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
- Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
  
Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages
  
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Halo
  
ete-sen
  
Thank You
matur nuwun
  
meda ase
  
How Are You?
piye kabare?
  
wo ho te sɛn?
  
Good Night
wengi sing apik
  
maadwo
  
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
  
maadwo
  
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
  
maaha
  
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
  
maakye
  
Please
Not Available
  
wae
  
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
  
Kafra
  
Bye
Not Available
  
bye
  
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
  
Me doכ wo
  
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
  
mepa wo kyɛw
  
Dialect 1
Kangean
  
Asante
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Ghana
  
How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00
  
13
Dialect 2
Bawean
  
Akuapem
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Ghana
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
9,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
  
Fante
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Ghana
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,900,000.00
  
15
How Many People Speak?
15.00 million
  
99+
11.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
15.00 million
  
40
11.00 million
  
99+
Native Name
Madurese
  
Akan
  
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
  
Not Available
  
French Name
madourais
  
akan
  
German Name
Maduresisch
  
Akan-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
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Ethnicity
Madurese
  
Akan people
  
Origin
Not Available
  
15
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Indonesian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Madurese
  
Akan
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
ak
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mad
  
aka
  
ISO 639 2/B
mad
  
aka
  
ISO 639 3
mad
  
aka
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
madu1247
  
akan1251
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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Madurese and Akan Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Madurese and Akan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Madurese and Akan language. Madurese word for "Hello" is Halo or Akan word for "Thank You" is meda ase. Find more of such common Madurese Greetings and Akan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Madurese vs Akan Difficulty
The Madurese vs Akan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Madurese Alphabets and Akan Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Madurese and Akan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Madurese and Akan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Madurese is 44 weeks while to learn Akan time required is 44 weeks.