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Afrikaans and Madurese


Madurese and Afrikaans


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
Namibia, South Africa  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee  
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Interesting Facts
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Dutch Language  
Malay and Javanese Languages  

Derived From
Dutch Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15  
12
6  
3

How Many Consonants
17  
7
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
hallo  
Halo  

Thank You
Dankie  
matur nuwun  

How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit  
piye kabare?  

Good Night
goeie nag  
wengi sing apik  

Good Evening
Goeienaand  
Sugeng sọnten  

Good Afternoon
Goeie middag  
Sugeng siang  

Good Morning
goeie more  
Sugeng énjing  

Please
asseblief  
tolong  

Sorry
jammer  
Nyuwun pangapunten  

Bye
Totsiens  
Pamit  

I Love You
Ek het jou lief  
Kula tresna panjengan  

Excuse Me
Verskoon my  
Nuwun séwu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans  
Kangean  

Where They Speak
-  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
7,700,000.00  
40
110,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans  
Bawean  

Where They Speak
-  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
7,700,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
40

Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans  
Bangkalan  

Where They Speak
Namibia  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
7.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
19.00 million  
99+
15.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.23 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.10 million  
99+
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
10.30 million  
40
14.00 million  
36

Native Name
Afrikaans  
Madurese  

Alternative Names
Cape Dutch  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  

French Name
afrikaans  
madourais  

German Name
Afrikaans  
Maduresisch  

Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]  
[madura]  

Ethnicity
Afrikaners  
Madurese  

History

Origin
17th Century  
8th Century AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Germanic  
Indonesian  

Branch
Western  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans  
Madurese  

Language Position
23  
21
69  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)  
Madurese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
af  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
afr  
mad  

ISO 639 2/B
afr  
mad  

ISO 639 3
afr  
mad  

ISO 639 6
afrs  
-  

Glottocode
afri1274  
madu1247  

Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic  
-  

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

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Afrikaans and Madurese Speaking population

Afrikaans and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 % 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 Afrikaans and Madurese on Afrikaans vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Afrikaans and Madurese Language Codes

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

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