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Yoruba and Madurese


Madurese and Yoruba


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
5  
10

National Language
Nigeria  
Indonesia, Island of Madura  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
  • In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages  
Malay and Javanese Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
29  
11
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
6  
3

How Many Consonants
17  
7
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Ẹ n lẹ  
Halo  

Thank You
e dupe  
matur nuwun  

How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa  
piye kabare?  

Good Night
Kasun layọ o  
wengi sing apik  

Good Evening
ka a ale  
Sugeng sọnten  

Good Afternoon
e kaasan  
Sugeng siang  

Good Morning
e kaaro  
Sugeng énjing  

Please
Jowo  
tolong  

Sorry
binu  
Nyuwun pangapunten  

Bye
bye  
Pamit  

I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ  
Kula tresna panjengan  

Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara  
Nuwun séwu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Itsekiri  
Kangean  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
500,000.00  
99+
110,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ede  
Bawean  

Where They Speak
Benin, Togo  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
800,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
40

Dialect 3
Ulukwumi  
Bangkalan  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
10,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
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
30.00 million  
26
14.00 million  
36

Native Name
Yorùbá  
Madurese  

Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  

French Name
yoruba  
madourais  

German Name
Yoruba-Sprache  
Maduresisch  

Pronunciation
[jòɾùbá]  
[madura]  

Ethnicity
Yoruba people  
Madurese  

History

Origin
4 BC  
8th Century AD  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Indonesian  

Branch
Kwa  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Yorùbá  
Madurese  

Language Position
49  
99+
69  
99+

Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language  
Madurese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
yo  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
yor  
mad  

ISO 639 2/B
yor  
mad  

ISO 639 3
yor  
mad  

ISO 639 6
yor  
-  

Glottocode
yoru1245  
madu1247  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
-  

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

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Yoruba and Madurese Speaking population

Yoruba and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. 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 Yoruba and Madurese on Yoruba vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Yoruba and Madurese Language Codes

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

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