Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
Philippines
Total No. Of Countries
51
0
46
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National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
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Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2721
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
65
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2116
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
-
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
42
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks3 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Halo
Hoy
Thank You
matur nuwun
Salamat
How Are You?
piye kabare?
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
wengi sing apik
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
Maayong Buntag
Please
tolong
Palihug
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
Ikasubo ko
Bye
Pamit
Babay
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
Ekskyus mi
Dialect 1
Kangean
Boholano
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Bohol
How Many People Speak
110,000.0021,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Bawean
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
Indonesia
southern Leyte
How Many People Speak
8,000,000.0021,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Bangkalan
North Kana
Where They Speak
Indonesia
northern part of Leyte
How Many People Speak
8,000,000.0020,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
64
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
15.00 million20.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.23 %0.32 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
15.00 million21.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
14.00 million14.50 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Madurese
Visayan
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
madourais
cebuano
German Name
Maduresisch
Cebuano
Pronunciation
[madura]
[sɛbuˈɑno]
Ethnicity
Madurese
Cebuano people
Origin
8th Century AD
16th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Madurese
Standard Cebuano
Language Position
6962
1
120
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Signed Forms
Madurese Sign Language
Cebuano Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mad
ceb
ISO 639 2/B
mad
ceb
ISO 639 3
mad
ceb
ISO 639 6
-
ceb
Glottocode
madu1247
cebu1242
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
-