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Eastern Madurese

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Eastern Madurese is a dialect of the Madurese language, which is an Austronesian language spoken on Madura Island and parts of Java in Indonesia. The Madurese people, numbering around 6.8 million at the turn of the 21st century, primarily inhabit Madura and the northeastern coast of Java, with significant populations also on the Kangean Islands and Borneo.12

The Madurese language has two main dialects: West Madurese and East Madurese. The East Madurese dialect, also known as Sumenep, is used as the standard for educational purposes. Madurese shares more linguistic similarities with the Malay-Sumatran group than with Javanese or Sundanese, despite their closer geographical proximity.12

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