Madhurâ

Madurese

Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian)

FamilyAustronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) Speakers~7M ScriptLatin (formerly Carakan/Pegon) CountriesIndonesia (Madura, East Java) Official inNo (regional) Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3mad

Madurese is spoken on Madura Island and the eastern parts of Java. Like Javanese, it has elaborate speech levels reflecting social hierarchy. It preserves geminate consonants and a phonemic /ɛ/ vs /ə/ distinction unusual in the region.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Madurese

Water

aèng

aɛŋ

Fire

apoy

apɔj

Sun

are

are

Moon

bulan

bulan

Star

bintang

bintaŋ

Night

malem

maləm

Rain

ojhân

ɔdʒʱɤn

Snow

salju

saldʒu

Wind

angèn

aŋɛn

Earth

tana

tana

Stone

bato

ˈbatɔ

Mountain

ghunong

ɡʱunɔŋ

Sea

taseʼ

taseʔ

Mother

embuʼ

əmbuʔ

Father

eppaʼ

əppaʔ

Daughter

anaʼ bineʼ

anaʔ binɛʔ

I

sengkoʼ

səŋkoʔ

You

baʼna

baʔna

We

ban baʼna kabbi / sengkoʼ kabbi

ban baʔna kabbi / səŋkoʔ kabbi

Name

nyama

ɲama

Person

oreng

ɔrɛŋ

Head

cèthak

tʃɛʈʰaʔ

Eye

mata

mata

Ear

kopèng

kɔpɛŋ

Nose

elong

ɛloŋ

Mouth

coloʼ

tʃɔlɔʔ

Tooth

gigi

ɡiɡi

Tongue

jhila

dʒʱila

Hand

tanang

tanaŋ

Foot

soko

sɔkɔ

Heart

ate

atɛ

Bone

tolang

tolaŋ

Blood

dhara

ɖʱara

Poop

taè

taɛ

Love

tresna

trɛsna

Tree

kaju

kaju

Dog

pateʼ

patɛʔ

Cat

koceng

kɔtʃɛŋ

Fish

jukoʼ

dʒukoʔ

Bird

manoʼ

manoʔ

Butterfly

ghâpper

ɡʱɤppər

Egg

tellor

tɛlːor

Bear

baruwang

baruwaŋ

Horse

jhârân

dʒʱɤrɤn

House

bengko

bəŋkɔ

Milk

susu

susu

Honey

maddhu

maddʱu

Salt

buja

budʒa

Wine

anggur

aŋɡur

Rice

bherrâs

bʱərrɤs

Chocolate

cokklat

tʃɔkklat

Iron

bessè

bəsːɛ

Wheel

rodha

ˈrɔɖʱa

Silk

sotra

sɔtra

Book

buku

buku

Eat

ngakan

ŋakan

Drink

ngenom

ŋənɔm

Sleep

tedhung

təɖʱuŋ

One

settong

səttɔŋ

Two

dhuwaʼ

ɖuwaʔ

Three

telloʼ

təlːoʔ

Four

empaʼ

əmpaʔ

Five

lemaʼ

ləmaʔ

Hundred

saratos

saratos

Hello

salam

salam

Thank you

tarèma kasè

tarɛma kasɛ

Good

bagus

baɡus

New

anyar

aɲar

Red

mera

mɛra

White

pote

potɛ

Black

celleng

tʃəllɛŋ

Green

bhiru

bʱiru

Blue

bhiru

bʱiru

Computer

komputer

kɔmˈputər

Sushi

sushi

ˈsuʃi

Tea

tèh

tɛh

Coffee

kopi

kɔpi

Sugar

ghulâ

ɡʱulɐ

Ninety-nine

sangang polo sangaʼ

saŋaŋ pɔlɔ saŋaʔ

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian)

Meaning MadureseMusiBanjarSasakBetawiMinangkabauAmbon Malay
Water aèng /aɛŋ/ ayek /ajek/ banyu /baɲu/ aiq /aiʔ/ aèr /aɛr/ aia /aia/ aer /aer/
Fire apoy /apɔj/ api /api/ api /api/ api /api/ api /ˈapi/ api /api/ api /api/
Sun are /are/ matahari /matahari/ matahari /matahari/ jelo /dʒəlo/ mataari /mataˈari/ matoari /matoaɾi/ mata hari /mata hari/
Moon bulan /bulan/ bulan /bulan/ bulan /bulan/ bulan /bulan/ bulan /ˈbulan/ bulan /bulan/ bulang /bulaŋ/
Star bintang /bintaŋ/ bintang /bintaŋ/ bintang /bintaŋ/ bintang /bintaŋ/ bintang /ˈbintaŋ/ bintang /bintaŋ/ bintang /bintaŋ/
Night malem /maləm/ malem /maləm/ malam /malam/ malem /maləm/ malem /maləm/ malam /malam/ malang /malaŋ/
Rain ojhân /ɔdʒʱɤn/ ujan /uˈdʒan/ hujan /ˈhudʒan/ ujan /uˈdʒan/ ujan /uˈdʒan/ ujan /ˈudʒan/ ujang /udʒaŋ/
Snow salju /saldʒu/ — salju /saldʒu/ salju /saldʒu/ salju /saldʒu/ salju /saldʒu/ —
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