madTechnical information about ISO 639 language code mad
The table below provides technical details for the Madurese language, designated by the mad code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Madurese |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | BangkalanSampangPamekasanSumenepKangeanSapudi |
| Related languages | BalineseSasakSumbawaMalayJavanese |
| Key facts | Spoken by about 13–14 million people, mainly on Madura Island and surrounding areastraditionally written both in Latin script and in Pegon (Arabic-derived) scriptnotable for its aspirated voiceless stops, rare among Austronesian languagesshows strong lexical influence from Javanese yet belongs to the Malayo-Sumbawan subgroup with Balinese and Sasakemploys a complex system of speech levels that mark respect and social hierarchy. |
| Sample phrase | Halo, apâ kabar sampean? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Madurese language, identified by the code mad, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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