Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
Indonesia
Total No. Of Countries
51
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46
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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
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
- The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
- The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages
Derived From
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How Many People Speak?
15.00 million82.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.23 %1.25 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
15.00 million76.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
14.00 million82.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Madurese
basa Jawa
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
Djawa, Jawa
French Name
madourais
javanais
German Name
Maduresisch
Javanisch
Pronunciation
[madura]
[dʒɑˈʋɑnɛs]
Ethnicity
Madurese
Javanese (Mataram, Osing, Tenggerese, Boyanese, Samin, Cirebonese, Banyumasan, etc)