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Madurese vs Igbo


Igbo vs Madurese


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura  
Nigeria  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Equatorial Guinea  

Regulated By
-  
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture  

Interesting Facts
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  

Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages  
Yoruba and Hausa Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
8  
5

How Many Consonants
21  
11
28  
18

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
52 weeks  
18

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
kedụ  

Thank You
matur nuwun  
dalụ  

How Are You?
piye kabare?  
kedụ ka ịmere  

Good Night
wengi sing apik  
ka chi fo  

Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten  
mgbede ọma  

Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang  
ehihie ọma  

Good Morning
Sugeng énjing  
ụtụtụ ọma  

Please
tolong  
Biko  

Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten  
Ndo  

Bye
Pamit  
Kachifo  

I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan  
a hụrụ m gị n'anya  

Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu  
ngọpụ  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kangean  
Enuani  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
110,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 2
Bawean  
Ngwa  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
40
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Bangkalan  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
-  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
24.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
15.00 million  
99+
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.23 %  
99+
0.09 %  
99+

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million  
36
24.00 million  
28

Native Name
Madurese  
igbo  

Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  
Ibo  

French Name
madourais  
igbo  

German Name
Maduresisch  
Ibo-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[madura]  
[iɡ͡boː]  

Ethnicity
Madurese  
Igbo people  

History

Origin
8th Century AD  
30th Century BC  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Kwa  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Madurese  
Standard Igbo  

Language Position
69  
99+
57  
99+

Signed Forms
Madurese Sign Language  
Igbo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
ig  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mad  
ibo  

ISO 639 2/B
mad  
ibo  

ISO 639 3
mad  
ibo  

ISO 639 6
-  
ibo  

Glottocode
madu1247  
nucl1417  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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Madurese and Igbo Language History

Comparison of Madurese vs Igbo language history gives us differences between origin of Madurese and Igbo language. History of Madurese language states that this language originated in 8th Century AD whereas history of Igbo language states that this language originated in 30th Century BC. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Madurese and Igbo Language History.

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Madurese and Igbo Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Madurese and Igbo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Madurese and Igbo language. Madurese word for "Hello" is Halo or Igbo word for "Thank You" is dalụ. Find more of such common Madurese Greetings and Igbo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Madurese vs Igbo Difficulty

The Madurese vs Igbo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Madurese Alphabets and Igbo Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Madurese and Igbo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Madurese and Igbo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Madurese is 44 weeks while to learn Igbo time required is 52 weeks.

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