Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
  
Benin, Nigeria
  
National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura
  
Nigeria
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Yoruba Academy
  
Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
  
Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages
  
Owo and Itsekiri languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Halo
  
Ẹ n lẹ
  
Thank You
matur nuwun
  
e dupe
  
How Are You?
piye kabare?
  
Bawo ni o se wa
  
Good Night
wengi sing apik
  
Kasun layọ o
  
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
  
ka a ale
  
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
  
e kaasan
  
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
  
e kaaro
  
Please
Not Available
  
Jowo
  
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
  
binu
  
Bye
Not Available
  
bye
  
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
  
mo nifẹ rẹ
  
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
  
mo tọrọ gafara
  
Dialect 1
Kangean
  
Itsekiri
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Nigeria
  
Dialect 2
Bawean
  
Ede
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Benin, Togo
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
  
Ulukwumi
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Nigeria
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
15.00 million
  
99+
30.00 million
  
36
Native Speakers
15.00 million
  
40
28.00 million
  
29
Native Name
Madurese
  
Yorùbá
  
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
  
Yariba, Yooba
  
French Name
madourais
  
yoruba
  
German Name
Maduresisch
  
Yoruba-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Madurese
  
Yoruba people
  
Origin
Not Available
  
4 BC
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Indonesian
  
Western Sudanic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Kwa
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Madurese
  
Yorùbá
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Yoruba Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
yo
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mad
  
yor
  
ISO 639 2/B
mad
  
yor
  
ISO 639 3
mad
  
yor
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
madu1247
  
yoru1245
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Analytic, Isolating
  
Madurese and Yoruba 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 Yoruba greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Madurese and Yoruba language. Madurese word for "Hello" is Halo or Yoruba word for "Thank You" is e dupe. Find more of such common Madurese Greetings and Yoruba Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Madurese vs Yoruba Difficulty
The Madurese vs Yoruba difficulty level basically depends on the number of Madurese Alphabets and Yoruba 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 Yoruba are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Madurese and Yoruba, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Madurese is 44 weeks while to learn Yoruba time required is 30 weeks.