Madurese and Afrikaans
Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
South Africa
National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
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Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages
Dutch Language
Derived From
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Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
matur nuwun
Dankie
How Are You?
piye kabare?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
wengi sing apik
goeie nag
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
Goeie middag
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
goeie more
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
jammer
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Kangean
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Indonesia
-
Dialect 2
Bawean
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Indonesia
-
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Namibia
Native Name
Madurese
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
Cape Dutch
French Name
madourais
afrikaans
German Name
Maduresisch
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[madura]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Madurese
Afrikaners
Origin
8th Century AD
17th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Germanic
Early Forms
No early forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Madurese
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Madurese Sign Language
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
af
Glottocode
madu1247
afri1274
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic
All Madurese and Afrikaans 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 Madurese and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Madurese and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Madurese are spoken in different Madurese Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Madurese vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Madurese dialects include: Kangean, Bawean. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Madurese and Afrikaans Speaking population
Madurese and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Madurese and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Madurese and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 %. 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 Madurese and Afrikaans on Madurese vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Madurese and Afrikaans Language Codes
Madurese and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Madurese and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.