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Madurese and Xhosa


Xhosa and Madurese


Countries

Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore  
South Africa  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura  
South Africa  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Lesotho, South Africa  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Botswana, Lesotho  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
  • Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
  • The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  

Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages  
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele  

Derived From
-  
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
10  
7

How Many Consonants
21  
11
43  
32

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
Molo  

Thank You
matur nuwun  
Ndiyabulela  

How Are You?
piye kabare?  
Unjani  

Good Night
wengi sing apik  
Ulale kakuhle  

Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten  
Ubusuku obuhle  

Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang  
Uben' emva kwemini entle  

Good Morning
Sugeng énjing  
Molo  

Please
tolong  
Ndicela  

Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten  
Ndicela uxolo  

Bye
Pamit  
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle  

I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan  
Ndiyakuthanda  

Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu  
Uxolo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kangean  
Gcaleka  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
South Africa  

How Many People Speak
110,000.00  
99+
19,000,000.00  
30

Dialect 2
Bawean  
Thembu  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
South Africa  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
40
19,000,000.00  
27

Dialect 3
Bangkalan  
Hlubi  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
South Africa  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
19.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
15.00 million  
99+
20.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.23 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
8.20 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million  
36
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
Madurese  
isiXhosa  

Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa  

French Name
madourais  
xhosa  

German Name
Maduresisch  
Xhosa-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[madura]  
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]  

Ethnicity
Madurese  
amaXhosa, amaBhaca  

History

Origin
8th Century AD  
16th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Madurese  
isiXhosa  

Language Position
69  
99+
21  
19

Signed Forms
Madurese Sign Language  
Signed Xhosa  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
xh  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mad  
xho  

ISO 639 2/B
mad  
xho  

ISO 639 3
mad  
xho  

ISO 639 6
-  
xho  

Glottocode
madu1247  
xhos1239  

Linguasphere
No data available  
99-AUT-fa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Madurese and Xhosa Speaking population

Madurese and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Madurese and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Madurese and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Madurese vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Madurese and Xhosa Language Codes

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

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