Xhosa and Madurese
Countries
South Africa
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
National Language
South Africa
Indonesia, Island of Madura
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Malay and Javanese Languages
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Thank You
Ndiyabulela
matur nuwun
How Are You?
Unjani
piye kabare?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
Molo
Sugeng énjing
Please
Ndicela
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Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Nyuwun pangapunten
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
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I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Nuwun séwu
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Kangean
Where They Speak
South Africa
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
South Africa
Indonesia
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
South Africa
Indonesia
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
Madurese
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
xhosa
madourais
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Madurese
Origin
16th Century
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Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Indonesian
Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Madurese
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
xh
No data Available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
xhos1239
madu1247
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Madurese dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Madurese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Madurese Dialects are spoken in different Madurese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Madurese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Madurese dialects include: Kangean , Bawean. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Madurese Speaking population
Xhosa and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % 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 Xhosa and Madurese on Xhosa vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Madurese Language Codes
Xhosa and Madurese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Madurese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
