Madurese language
| Madurese | |
|---|---|
| Bhâsa Madhurâ ݒا࣪سا ماڊۅرا࣪ ꦧꦱꦩꦢꦸꦫ | |
| Pronunciation | [bʰɤsa maʈʰurɤ] |
| Native to | Indonesia Malaysia Singapore |
| Region | Madura Islands (incl. Sapudi, Masalembu), Java, Singapore, and Malaysia |
| Ethnicity | |
Native speakers | 10–13.6 million (2008) |
Austronesian
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Standard forms | Sumenep Madurese |
| Dialects |
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| Madurese Latin alphabet (Latèn) Pegon script (Pèghu) Javanese script (Carakan) | |
| Official status | |
| Regulated by | Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa (in Indonesia) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | mad |
| ISO 639-3 | mad – Standard Madurese |
| Glottolog | nucl1460 |
Areas where Madurese is spoken by a majority of the population
Areas where Madurese is spoken by a significant minority of the population | |
Madurese (/ˌmædʒʊˈriːz/ MAD-juh-REEZ; Bhâsa Madhurâ, Pegon script: ݒا࣪سا ماڊۅرا࣪, Carakan script: ꦧꦱꦩꦝꦸꦫ, IPA: [bʰɤsa maʈʰurɤ]) is a language of the Madurese people, native to the Madura Island and eastern part of Java, Indonesia; it is also spoken by migrants to other parts of Indonesia, namely the Surabaya, Malang, Gresik, eastern salient of Java (comprising Pasuruan, Bondowoso, Probolinggo, Situbondo, Jember, Lumajang, to Banyuwangi), the Masalembu Islands, Raas Islands, and some on Kalimantan. It was traditionally written in the Javanese script, but the Latin script and the Pegon script (based on Arabic script) is now more commonly used. The number of speakers, though shrinking, is estimated to be 10–14 million, making it one of the most widely spoken languages in the country. Bawean language, which is a dialect of Madurese, is also spoken by Bawean people in Bawean Island, Indonesia. Then also by their descendants in Malaysia and Singapore.