Madurese and Cantonese
Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
Hong Kong, Macau
National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura
China, Guangdong
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
Hawaii
Regulated By
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Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
- Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
- Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages
Chinese Language
Alphabets in
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Cantonese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
How Are You?
piye kabare?
你好吗？
Good Night
wengi sing apik
晚安
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
晚上好
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
下午好
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
早上好
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
遗憾
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
我爱你
Dialect 1
Kangean
Guangzhou
Where They Speak
Indonesia
outside mainland China
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Hong Kong
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
Hong Kong
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Hong Kong
Native Name
Madurese
Kwang Tung Wa
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
Guangfu, Metropolitan Cantonese
French Name
madourais
cantonais
German Name
Maduresisch
Kantonesisch
Pronunciation
[madura]
[kʰɐn˧˥tʰœːn˧˥sɨ˧˥]
Ethnicity
Madurese
Han Chinese
Origin
8th Century AD
17th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Madurese
Standard Cantonese
Signed Forms
Madurese Sign Language
Signed Cantonese
ISO 639 1
No data Available
No data available
ISO 639 3
mad
No data available
Glottocode
madu1247
cant1236
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Madurese and Cantonese 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 Cantonese dialects. Various dialects of Madurese and Cantonese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Madurese are spoken in different Madurese Speaking Countries whereas Cantonese Dialects are spoken in different Cantonese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Madurese vs Cantonese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Madurese dialects include: Kangean, Bawean. Cantonese dialects include: Guangzhou , Xiguan. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Madurese and Cantonese Speaking population
Madurese and Cantonese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Madurese and Cantonese languages can be compared. The total count of Madurese and Cantonese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cantonese language is 16.00 %. 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 Cantonese on Madurese vs Cantonese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Madurese and Cantonese Language Codes
Madurese and Cantonese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Madurese and Cantonese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.