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Madurese vs Zulu


Zulu vs 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  
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

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

Regulated By
-  
Pan South African Language Board  

Interesting Facts
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
  • The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
  

Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages  
Xhosa Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
57  
34

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
7  
4

How Many Consonants
21  
11
50  
35

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  
Sawubona  

Thank You
matur nuwun  
Ngiyabonga  

How Are You?
piye kabare?  
unjani  

Good Night
wengi sing apik  
okuhle ebusuku  

Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten  
okuhle kusihlwa  

Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang  
okuhle ntambama  

Good Morning
Sugeng énjing  
okuhle ekuseni  

Please
tolong  
Ngiyacela  

Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten  
Ngiyaxolisa  

Bye
Pamit  
bye  

I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan  
Ngiyakuthanda wena  

Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu  
Uxolo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kangean  
Qwabe  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Gabon, South Africa  

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

Dialect 2
Bawean  
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Georgia, South Africa  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
40
28,000,000.00  
22

Dialect 3
Bangkalan  
Ndebele  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Zimbabwe  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
28,000,000.00  
20

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
15.00 million  
99+
30.00 million  
36

Speaking Population
0.23 %  
99+
0.16 %  
99+

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
12.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million  
36
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
Madurese  
isiZulu  

Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  
Isizulu, Zunda  

French Name
madourais  
zoulou  

German Name
Maduresisch  
Zulu-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[madura]  
[zuːlu]  

Ethnicity
Madurese  
Zulu people  

History

Origin
8th Century AD  
19  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
-  
Beatu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
urban Zulu  

Standard Forms
Madurese  
Deep Zulu  

Language Position
69  
99+
87  
99+

Signed Forms
Madurese Sign Language  
Zulu Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
zu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mad  
zul  

ISO 639 2/B
mad  
zul  

ISO 639 3
mad  
zul  

ISO 639 6
-  
zul  

Glottocode
madu1247  
zulu1248  

Linguasphere
No data available  
99-AUT-fg  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Madurese and Zulu Language History

Comparison of Madurese vs Zulu language history gives us differences between origin of Madurese and Zulu language. History of Madurese language states that this language originated in 8th Century AD whereas history of Zulu language states that this language originated in 19. 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 Zulu Language History.

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Madurese and Zulu 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 Zulu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Madurese and Zulu language. Madurese word for "Hello" is Halo or Zulu word for "Thank You" is Ngiyabonga. Find more of such common Madurese Greetings and Zulu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Madurese vs Zulu Difficulty

The Madurese vs Zulu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Madurese Alphabets and Zulu 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 Zulu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Madurese and Zulu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Madurese is 44 weeks while to learn Zulu time required is 44 weeks.

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