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Madurese and Japanese


Japanese and Madurese


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura  
Japan  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Pacific  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Palau  

Regulated By
-  
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  

Interesting Facts
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  

Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages  
Korean Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
99  
40

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
14  
4

Scripts
Latin  
Kana  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  

Thank You
matur nuwun  
ありがとう (Arigatō)  

How Are You?
piye kabare?  
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  

Good Night
wengi sing apik  
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  

Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten  
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  

Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang  
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  

Good Morning
Sugeng énjing  
おはよう (Ohayō)  

Please
tolong  
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  

Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten  
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  

Bye
Pamit  
さようなら (Sayōnara)  

I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan  
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  

Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu  
すみません (Sumimasen)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kangean  
Sanuki  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Kagawa  

How Many People Speak
110,000.00  
99+
1,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bawean  
Hakata  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Fukuoka  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
40
127,000,000.00  
4

Dialect 3
Bangkalan  
Kansai  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
kansai  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
127,000,000.00  
4

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
31  
25

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
15.00 million  
99+
128.00 million  
14

Speaking Population
0.23 %  
99+
1.90 %  
10

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
128.00 million  
9

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million  
36
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Madurese  
日本語  

Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  
Nihongo  

French Name
madourais  
japonais  

German Name
Maduresisch  
Japanisch  

Pronunciation
[madura]  
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  

Ethnicity
Madurese  
Japanese (Yamato)  

History

Origin
8th Century AD  
1185  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Japonic Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  

Standard Forms
Madurese  
Japanese  

Language Position
69  
99+
8  
8

Signed Forms
Madurese Sign Language  
Signed Japanese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
ja  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mad  
jpn  

ISO 639 2/B
mad  
jpn  

ISO 639 3
mad  
jpn  

ISO 639 6
-  
jpn  

Glottocode
madu1247  
nucl1643  

Linguasphere
No data available  
45-CAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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All Madurese and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Madurese and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Madurese are spoken in different Madurese Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Madurese vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Madurese dialects include: Kangean, Bawean. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Madurese and Japanese Speaking population

Madurese and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Madurese and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Madurese and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Madurese vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Madurese and Japanese Language Codes

Madurese and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Madurese and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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