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Ilocano vs Madurese


Madurese vs Ilocano


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Philippines  
Indonesia, Island of Madura  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Malay and Javanese Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
6  
3

How Many Consonants
20  
10
21  
11

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
Halo  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
matur nuwun  

How Are You?
Kumusta?  
piye kabare?  

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
wengi sing apik  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
Sugeng sọnten  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
Sugeng siang  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
Sugeng énjing  

Please
mangngegda  
tolong  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
Nyuwun pangapunten  

Bye
Pakada  
Pamit  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
Kula tresna panjengan  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
Nuwun séwu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Kangean  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
110,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Bawean  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
40

Dialect 3
Not present  
Bangkalan  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.23 %  
99+

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
14.00 million  
36

Native Name
ilokano  
Madurese  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  

French Name
ilocano  
madourais  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Maduresisch  

Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]  
[madura]  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Madurese  

History

Origin
18th Century  
8th Century AD  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Madurese  

Language Position
94  
99+
69  
99+

Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language  
Madurese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
mad  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
mad  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
mad  

ISO 639 6
ilo  
-  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
madu1247  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Ilocano and Madurese Language History

Comparison of Ilocano vs Madurese language history gives us differences between origin of Ilocano and Madurese language. History of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th Century whereas history of Madurese language states that this language originated in 8th Century AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Ilocano and Madurese Language History.

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Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Madurese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Ilocano and Madurese language. Ilocano word for "Hello" is Kablaaw or Madurese word for "Thank You" is matur nuwun. Find more of such common Ilocano Greetings and Madurese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Ilocano vs Madurese Difficulty

The Ilocano vs Madurese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Madurese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Ilocano and Madurese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Ilocano is 44 weeks while to learn Madurese time required is 44 weeks.

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