Igbo and Madurese
Countries
Nigeria
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
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
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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
Alphabets in
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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
Sorry
Ndo
Nyuwun pangapunten
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
Nuwun séwu
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Indonesia
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Indonesia
Dialect 3
Not present
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
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Indonesia
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
Origin
30th Century BC
8th Century AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Madurese
Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language
Madurese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ig
No data Available
Glottocode
nucl1417
madu1247
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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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.
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.