Countries
West Java
  
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
  
National Language
Indonesia
  
Indonesia, Island of Madura
  
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
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
Similar To
Madurese and Malay Languages
  
Malay and Javanese Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Sundanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Alphabets
Not Available
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin, Sundanese
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Halo
  
Halo
  
Thank You
Nuhun
  
matur nuwun
  
How Are You?
Kumaha kabarna?
  
piye kabare?
  
Good Night
Wilujeng kulem
  
wengi sing apik
  
Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi
  
Sugeng sọnten
  
Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang
  
Sugeng siang
  
Good Morning
Wilujeng énjing
  
Sugeng énjing
  
Please
Mangga
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
Hapunten
  
Nyuwun pangapunten
  
Bye
Wilujeng angkat
  
Not Available
  
I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
  
Kula tresna panjengan
  
Excuse Me
Punten
  
Nuwun séwu
  
Dialect 1
Western dialect
  
Kangean
  
Where They Speak
Banten
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Northern dialect
  
Bawean
  
Where They Speak
Bogor
  
Indonesia
  
Dialect 3
Priangan dialect
  
Bangkalan
  
Where They Speak
Bandung
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak?
39.00 million
  
32
15.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
15.00 million
  
40
Native Name
Not Available
  
Madurese
  
Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda
  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
  
French Name
soundanais
  
madourais
  
German Name
Sundanesisch
  
Maduresisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
  
Madurese
  
Origin
5th century AD
  
Not Available
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Indonesian
  
Indonesian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Sundanese
  
Madurese
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
su
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
sun
  
mad
  
ISO 639 2/B
sun
  
mad
  
ISO 639 3
sun
  
mad
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
sund1251
  
madu1247
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Sundanese and Madurese 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 Sundanese and Madurese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Sundanese and Madurese language. Sundanese word for "Hello" is Halo or Madurese word for "Thank You" is matur nuwun. Find more of such common Sundanese Greetings and Madurese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Sundanese vs Madurese Difficulty
The Sundanese vs Madurese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Sundanese Alphabets and Madurese 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 Sundanese and Madurese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Sundanese and Madurese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Sundanese is Not Available while to learn Madurese time required is 44 weeks.