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
  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages
  
Tagalog Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Spanish Language
  
Alphabets in
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Halo
  
Kumusta
  
Thank You
matur nuwun
  
Salamat
  
How Are You?
piye kabare?
  
Kumusta
  
Good Night
wengi sing apik
  
magandang gabi
  
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
  
Magandang gabi
  
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
  
Magandang hapon
  
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
  
Magandang umaga
  
Please
Not Available
  
Mangyaring
  
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
  
pinagsisisihan
  
Bye
Not Available
  
Paalam
  
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
  
Mahal kita
  
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
  
patawarin ninyo ako
  
Dialect 1
Kangean
  
Bikol
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Bawean
  
Hiligaynon
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
8,200,000.00
  
11
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
  
Waray
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,600,000.00
  
13
How Many People Speak?
15.00 million
  
99+
90.00 million
  
17
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
15.00 million
  
40
45.00 million
  
23
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
45.00 million
  
13
Native Name
Madurese
  
filipino
  
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
  
Pilipino
  
French Name
madourais
  
filipino; pilipino
  
German Name
Maduresisch
  
Pilipino
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
  
Ethnicity
Madurese
  
Not Available
  
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
  
Filipino
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
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
  
fil
  
ISO 639 2/B
mad
  
fil
  
ISO 639 3
mad
  
fil
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
madu1247
  
fili1244
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No Data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Madurese and Filipino 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 Filipino greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Madurese and Filipino language. Madurese word for "Hello" is Halo or Filipino word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Madurese Greetings and Filipino Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Madurese vs Filipino Difficulty
The Madurese vs Filipino difficulty level basically depends on the number of Madurese Alphabets and Filipino 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 Filipino are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Madurese and Filipino, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Madurese is 44 weeks while to learn Filipino time required is 44 weeks.