Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
  
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
  
National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura
  
Portugal
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
United States of America
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
  
Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  
Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages
  
Spanish and Galician Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Halo
  
Olá
  
Thank You
matur nuwun
  
obrigado
  
How Are You?
piye kabare?
  
Como você está?
  
Good Night
wengi sing apik
  
boa noite
  
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
  
boa Noite
  
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
  
boa Tarde
  
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
  
bom Dia
  
Please
Not Available
  
Por Favor
  
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
  
pesaroso
  
Bye
Not Available
  
tchau
  
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
  
Eu te amo
  
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
  
desculpe me
  
Dialect 1
Kangean
  
Brazilian Portuguese
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Brazil
  
How Many People Speak
204,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 2
Bawean
  
European Portuguese
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Portugal
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
10,000,000.00
  
9
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Daman and Diu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
15.00 million
  
99+
231.00 million
  
7
Native Speakers
15.00 million
  
40
216.00 million
  
5
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
15.00 million
  
18
Native Name
Madurese
  
Português
  
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
  
Português
  
French Name
madourais
  
portugais
  
German Name
Maduresisch
  
Portugiesisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
  
Ethnicity
Madurese
  
Portuguese people or portugueses
  
Origin
Not Available
  
3rd Century
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indonesian
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Medieval Galician
  
Standard Forms
Madurese
  
Portuguese
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Portuguese
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
pt
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mad
  
por
  
ISO 639 2/B
mad
  
por
  
ISO 639 3
mad
  
por
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
madu1247
  
port1283
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
51-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Madurese and Portuguese 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 Portuguese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Madurese and Portuguese language. Madurese word for "Hello" is Halo or Portuguese word for "Thank You" is obrigado. Find more of such common Madurese Greetings and Portuguese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Madurese vs Portuguese Difficulty
The Madurese vs Portuguese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Madurese Alphabets and Portuguese 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 Portuguese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Madurese and Portuguese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Madurese is 44 weeks while to learn Portuguese time required is 24 weeks.