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Igbo and Madurese


Madurese and Igbo


Countries

Countries
Nigeria  
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Nigeria  
Indonesia, Island of Madura  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Yoruba and Hausa Languages  
Malay and Javanese Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
6  
3

How Many Consonants
28  
18
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks  
18
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
kedụ  
Halo  

Thank You
dalụ  
matur nuwun  

How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere  
piye kabare?  

Good Night
ka chi fo  
wengi sing apik  

Good Evening
mgbede ọma  
Sugeng sọnten  

Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma  
Sugeng siang  

Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma  
Sugeng énjing  

Please
Biko  
tolong  

Sorry
Ndo  
Nyuwun pangapunten  

Bye
Kachifo  
Pamit  

I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya  
Kula tresna panjengan  

Excuse Me
ngọpụ  
Nuwun séwu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Enuani  
Kangean  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
110,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ngwa  
Bawean  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
40

Dialect 3
Not present  
Bangkalan  

Where They Speak
-  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
24.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
15.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.09 %  
99+
0.23 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
24.00 million  
28
14.00 million  
36

Native Name
igbo  
Madurese  

Alternative Names
Ibo  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  

French Name
igbo  
madourais  

German Name
Ibo-Sprache  
Maduresisch  

Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]  
[madura]  

Ethnicity
Igbo people  
Madurese  

History

Origin
30th Century BC  
8th Century AD  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Kwa  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Igbo  
Madurese  

Language Position
57  
99+
69  
99+

Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language  
Madurese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ig  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ibo  
mad  

ISO 639 2/B
ibo  
mad  

ISO 639 3
ibo  
mad  

ISO 639 6
ibo  
-  

Glottocode
nucl1417  
madu1247  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
-  

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

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Igbo and Madurese Speaking population

Igbo and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 % 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 Igbo and Madurese on Igbo vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Igbo and Madurese Language Codes

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

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