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Tagalog vs Madurese


Madurese vs Tagalog


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Philippines  
Indonesia, Island of Madura  

Second Language
Filipinos  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee  
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Interesting Facts
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages  
Malay and Javanese Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
25  
7
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
18  
8
21  
11

Scripts
Baybayin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kamusta  
Halo  

Thank You
Salamat po  
matur nuwun  

How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?  
piye kabare?  

Good Night
Magandang gabi  
wengi sing apik  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi po  
Sugeng sọnten  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po  
Sugeng siang  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga po  
Sugeng énjing  

Please
pakiusap  
tolong  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
Nyuwun pangapunten  

Bye
Paálam  
Pamit  

I Love You
Iniibig kita  
Kula tresna panjengan  

Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako  
Nuwun séwu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog  
Kangean  

Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon  
Indonesia  

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

Dialect 2
Bisalog  
Bawean  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Indonesia  

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

Dialect 3
Filipino  
Bangkalan  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
90,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
73.00 million  
24
15.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
34
0.23 %  
99+

Native Speakers
28.00 million  
29
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
14.00 million  
36

Native Name
Tagalog  
Madurese  

Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  

French Name
tagalog  
madourais  

German Name
Tagalog  
Maduresisch  

Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]  
[madura]  

Ethnicity
Tagalog people  
Madurese  

History

Origin
1593  
8th Century AD  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Madurese  

Language Position
58  
99+
69  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Tagalog  
Madurese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
t1  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tgl  
mad  

ISO 639 2/B
tgl  
mad  

ISO 639 3
tg1  
mad  

ISO 639 6
tgl  
-  

Glottocode
taga1269  
madu1247  

Linguasphere
31-CKA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object  
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Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Tagalog and Madurese Language History

Comparison of Tagalog vs Madurese language history gives us differences between origin of Tagalog and Madurese language. History of Tagalog language states that this language originated in 1593 whereas history of Madurese language states that this language originated in 8th Century AD. 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 Tagalog and Madurese Language History.

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

Tagalog vs Madurese Difficulty

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

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