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Zulu and Madurese


Madurese and Zulu


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
South Africa   
Indonesia, Island of Madura   

Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   
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
Pan South African Language Board   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Xhosa Language   
Malay and Javanese Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
57   
34
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
6   
3

How Many Consonants
50   
35
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Sawubona   
Halo   

Thank You
Ngiyabonga   
matur nuwun   

How Are You?
unjani   
piye kabare?   

Good Night
okuhle ebusuku   
wengi sing apik   

Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa   
Sugeng sọnten   

Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama   
Sugeng siang   

Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni   
Sugeng énjing   

Please
Ngiyacela   
Not Available   

Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa   
Nyuwun pangapunten   

Bye
bye   
Not Available   

I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena   
Kula tresna panjengan   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
Nuwun séwu   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qwabe   
Kangean   

Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa   
Indonesia   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
110,000.00   
40

Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu   
Bawean   

Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa   
Indonesia   

Dialect 3
Ndebele   
Bangkalan   

Where They Speak
Zimbabwe   
Indonesia   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million   
36
15.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.16 %   
99+
0.23 %   
99+

Native Speakers
12.00 million   
99+
15.00 million   
40

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
Not Available   

Native Name
isiZulu   
Madurese   

Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda   
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura   

French Name
zoulou   
madourais   

German Name
Zulu-Sprache   
Maduresisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Zulu people   
Madurese   

History

Origin
19   
Not Available   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Indonesian   

Branch
Beatu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
urban Zulu   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Deep Zulu   
Madurese   

Language Position
87   
99+
69   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
zu   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zul   
mad   

ISO 639 2/B
zul   
mad   

ISO 639 3
zul   
mad   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
zulu1248   
madu1247   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg   
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   

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All Zulu 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 Zulu and Madurese dialects. Various dialects of Zulu and Madurese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Zulu are spoken in different Zulu Speaking Countries whereas Madurese Dialects are spoken in different Madurese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Zulu vs Madurese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Zulu dialects include: Qwabe, central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Madurese dialects include: Kangean , Bawean. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Zulu and Madurese Speaking population

Zulu and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Zulu and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Zulu and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 % 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 Zulu and Madurese on Zulu vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Zulu and Madurese Language Codes

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

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