Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
  
Philippines
  
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 in
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
Dialect 1
Kangean
  
Boholano
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Bohol
  
How Many People Speak
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
  
How Many People Speak?
15.00 million
  
99+
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.