Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
National Language
France
Indonesia, Island of Madura
Second Language
Africa, Canada
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
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Interesting Facts
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Italian Language
Malay and Javanese Languages
Alphabets in
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Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Merci
matur nuwun
How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?
piye kabare?
Good Night
bonne Nuit
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
bonsoir
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
Bonjour
Sugeng énjing
Please
S'il vous plaît
tolong
Sorry
désolé
Nyuwun pangapunten
I Love You
Je t'aime
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
Excuse Moi
Nuwun séwu
Dialect 1
Quebec French
Kangean
Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Indonesia
Dialect 2
African French
Bawean
Where They Speak
Africa
Indonesia
Dialect 3
Swiss French
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland
Indonesia
Native Name
français
Madurese
Alternative Names
Français
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
français
madourais
German Name
Französisch
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
[madura]
Ethnicity
French people
Madurese
Origin
9th Century
8th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Romance
Indonesian
Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard French
Madurese
Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Madurese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
fr
No data Available
Glottocode
stan1290
madu1247
Linguasphere
51-AAA-i
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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French and Madurese Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where French and Madurese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in French and Madurese language. French word for "Hello" is bonjour or Madurese word for "Thank You" is matur nuwun. Find more of such common French Greetings and Madurese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
French vs Madurese Difficulty
The French vs Madurese difficulty level basically depends on the number of French Alphabets and Madurese Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare French and Madurese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Madurese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Madurese time required is 44 weeks.