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Madurese vs Cebuano


Cebuano vs Madurese


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
1   
14

National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura   
Philippines   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Philippines   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   

Interesting Facts
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages   
Hiligaynon Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Island of Cebu   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
3 weeks   
1

Greetings

Hello
Halo   
Hoy   

Thank You
matur nuwun   
Salamat   

How Are You?
piye kabare?   
Kumusta man ka?   

Good Night
wengi sing apik   
Maayong Gabii   

Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten   
Maayong Gabii   

Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang   
Maayong Hapon   

Good Morning
Sugeng énjing   
Maayong Buntag   

Please
Not Available   
Palihug   

Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten   
Ikasubo ko   

Bye
Not Available   
Babay   

I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan   
Gihigugma ko ikaw   

Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu   
Ekskyus mi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kangean   
Boholano   

Where They Speak
Indonesia   
Bohol   

How Many People Speak
110,000.00   
40
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Bawean   
Southern Kana   

Where They Speak
Indonesia   
southern Leyte   

Dialect 3
Bangkalan   
North Kana   

Where They Speak
Indonesia   
northern part of Leyte   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
15.00 million   
99+
Not Available   

Speaking Population
0.23 %   
99+
0.32 %   
38

Native Speakers
15.00 million   
40
21.00 million   
36

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
14.50 million   
19

Native Name
Madurese   
Visayan   

Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura   
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan   

French Name
madourais   
cebuano   

German Name
Maduresisch   
Cebuano   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Madurese   
Cebuano people   

History

Origin
Not Available   
16th century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Indonesian   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Madurese   
Standard Cebuano   

Language Position
69   
99+
62   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mad   
ceb   

ISO 639 2/B
mad   
ceb   

ISO 639 3
mad   
ceb   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
madu1247   
cebu1242   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Madurese and Cebuano Language History

Comparison of Madurese vs Cebuano language history gives us differences between origin of Madurese and Cebuano language. History of Madurese language states that this language originated in Not Available whereas history of Cebuano language states that this language originated in 16th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Madurese and Cebuano Language History.

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Madurese and Cebuano 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 Cebuano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Madurese and Cebuano language. Madurese word for "Hello" is Halo or Cebuano word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Madurese Greetings and Cebuano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Madurese vs Cebuano Difficulty

The Madurese vs Cebuano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Madurese Alphabets and Cebuano 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 Cebuano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Madurese and Cebuano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Madurese is 44 weeks while to learn Cebuano time required is 3 weeks.

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