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
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
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
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Molo
  
Halo
  
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
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
  
Nyuwun pangapunten
  
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
  
Not Available
  
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
  
Dialect 2
Thembu
  
Bawean
  
Where They Speak
South Africa
  
Indonesia
  
Dialect 3
Hlubi
  
Bangkalan
  
Where They Speak
South Africa
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak?
20.00 million
  
99+
15.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
8.20 million
  
99+
15.00 million
  
40
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
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
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
  
Madurese
  
Origin
16th 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
isiXhosa
  
Madurese
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
xh
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
xho
  
mad
  
ISO 639 2/B
xho
  
mad
  
ISO 639 3
xho
  
mad
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
xhos1239
  
madu1247
  
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
  
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
  
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.