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Swahili and Madurese


Madurese and Swahili


Countries

Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya   
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
5   
10

National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania   
Indonesia, Island of Madura   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
    •   
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   
Malay and Javanese Languages   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
24   
6
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
21   
11
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Habari   
Halo   

Thank You
Asante   
matur nuwun   

How Are You?
Habari gani?   
piye kabare?   

Good Night
Usiku mwema   
wengi sing apik   

Good Evening
Habari za jioni   
Sugeng sọnten   

Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri   
Sugeng siang   

Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi   
Sugeng énjing   

Please
tafadhali   
Not Available   

Sorry
pole   
Nyuwun pangapunten   

Bye
bye   
Not Available   

I Love You
nakupenda   
Kula tresna panjengan   

Excuse Me
Samahani   
Nuwun séwu   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kiunguja   
Kangean   

Where They Speak
Zanzibar island   
Indonesia   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
110,000.00   
40

Dialect 2
Kimrima   
Bawean   

Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam   
Indonesia   

Dialect 3
Kimgao   
Bangkalan   

Where They Speak
Kilwa   
Indonesia   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
150.00 million   
13
15.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.23 %   
99+

Native Speakers
15.00 million   
40
15.00 million   
40

Native Name
Not Available   
Madurese   

Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili   
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura   

French Name
swahili   
madourais   

German Name
Swahili   
Maduresisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili   
Madurese   

History

Origin
6th century   
Not Available   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Indonesian   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Swahili   
Madurese   

Language Position
Not Available   
69   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sw   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swa   
mad   

ISO 639 2/B
swa   
mad   

ISO 639 3
swa   
mad   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
swah1254   
madu1247   

Linguasphere
99-AUS-m   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Swahili and Madurese Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Swahili and Madurese dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Madurese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Madurese Dialects are spoken in different Madurese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Madurese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Madurese dialects include: Kangean , Bawean. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Swahili and Madurese Speaking population

Swahili and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Swahili and Madurese on Swahili vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Swahili and Madurese Language Codes

Swahili and Madurese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Madurese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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