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
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Commission on the Filipino Language
  
Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages
  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Halo
  
Kablaaw
  
Thank You
matur nuwun
  
Agyamanak
  
How Are You?
piye kabare?
  
Kumusta?
  
Good Night
wengi sing apik
  
Naimbag a rabii
  
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
  
Naimbag a sardam
  
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
  
Naimbag a malem
  
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
  
Naimbag a bigat
  
Please
Not Available
  
Not available
  
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
  
Agpakawanak
  
Bye
Not Available
  
Pakada
  
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
  
Ayayatenka
  
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
  
Maawan-dayawen
  
Dialect 1
Kangean
  
Balangao
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Philippines
  
Dialect 2
Bawean
  
Bontoc
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Not present
  
How Many People Speak?
15.00 million
  
99+
9.10 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
15.00 million
  
40
9.10 million
  
99+
Native Name
Madurese
  
ilokano
  
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
  
Ilokano, Iloko
  
French Name
madourais
  
ilocano
  
German Name
Maduresisch
  
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Madurese
  
Ilocano people
  
Origin
Not Available
  
18th 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
  
Modern Ilocano
  
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
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 2/B
mad
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 3
mad
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
madu1247
  
ilok1237
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
31-CBA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Madurese and Ilocano 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 Ilocano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Madurese and Ilocano language. Madurese word for "Hello" is Halo or Ilocano word for "Thank You" is Agyamanak. Find more of such common Madurese Greetings and Ilocano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Madurese vs Ilocano Difficulty
The Madurese vs Ilocano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Madurese Alphabets and Ilocano 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 Ilocano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Madurese and Ilocano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Madurese is 44 weeks while to learn Ilocano time required is Not Available.