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Madurese and Sundanese


Sundanese and Madurese


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura  
Indonesia  

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
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages  
Madurese and Malay Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin, Sundanese  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
40 weeks  
15

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
Halo  

Thank You
matur nuwun  
Nuhun  

How Are You?
piye kabare?  
Kumaha kabarna?  

Good Night
wengi sing apik  
Wilujeng kulem  

Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten  
Wilujeng wengi  

Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang  
Wilujeng siang  

Good Morning
Sugeng énjing  
Wilujeng énjing  

Please
tolong  
Mangga  

Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten  
Hapunten  

Bye
Pamit  
Wilujeng angkat  

I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan  
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  

Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu  
Punten  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kangean  
Western dialect  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Banten  

How Many People Speak
110,000.00  
99+
40,000,000.00  
18

Dialect 2
Bawean  
Northern dialect  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Bogor  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
40
40,000,000.00  
16

Dialect 3
Bangkalan  
Priangan dialect  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Bandung  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
40,000,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
15.00 million  
99+
39.00 million  
32

Speaking Population
0.23 %  
99+
0.57 %  
29

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million  
36
39.00 million  
22

Native Name
Madurese  
Basa Sunda  

Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  
Priangan, Sunda  

French Name
madourais  
soundanais  

German Name
Maduresisch  
Sundanesisch  

Pronunciation
[madura]  
[sʊnˈdæniːs]  

Ethnicity
Madurese  
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  

History

Origin
8th Century AD  
5th century AD  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Madurese  
Sundanese  

Language Position
69  
99+
42  
39

Signed Forms
Madurese Sign Language  
Sundanese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
su  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mad  
sun  

ISO 639 2/B
mad  
sun  

ISO 639 3
mad  
sun  

ISO 639 6
-  
sun  

Glottocode
madu1247  
sund1251  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Madurese and Sundanese Speaking population

Madurese and Sundanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Madurese and Sundanese languages can be compared. The total count of Madurese and Sundanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 %. 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 Sundanese on Madurese vs Sundanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Madurese and Sundanese Language Codes

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

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