Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
  
Burma
  
National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura
  
Burundi, Gambia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  
Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages
  
Kinyarwanda Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Halo
  
Bwakeye
  
Thank You
matur nuwun
  
Urakoze
  
How Are You?
piye kabare?
  
Urakomeye?
  
Good Night
wengi sing apik
  
Ijoro ryiza
  
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
  
Mwaramutse
  
Please
Not Available
  
Ndagusavye
  
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
  
Not available
  
Bye
Not Available
  
N’agasaga
  
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
  
Not available
  
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
  
Not available
  
Dialect 1
Kangean
  
Rwanda-Rundi
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Bawean
  
Ha
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
  
Shubi
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
15.00 million
  
99+
8.80 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
15.00 million
  
40
8.80 million
  
99+
Native Name
Madurese
  
íkiRǔndi
  
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
  
Not Available
  
French Name
madourais
  
rundi
  
German Name
Maduresisch
  
Kirundi
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Madurese
  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
  
Origin
Not Available
  
1500
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Indonesian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Madurese
  
Kirundi
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
rn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mad
  
run
  
ISO 639 2/B
mad
  
run
  
ISO 639 3
mad
  
run
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
madu1247
  
rund1242
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
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Madurese and Kirundi 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 Kirundi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Madurese and Kirundi language. Madurese word for "Hello" is Halo or Kirundi word for "Thank You" is Urakoze. Find more of such common Madurese Greetings and Kirundi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Madurese vs Kirundi Difficulty
The Madurese vs Kirundi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Madurese Alphabets and Kirundi 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 Kirundi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Madurese and Kirundi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Madurese is 44 weeks while to learn Kirundi time required is Not Available.