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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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