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🗣️ A person or language 🏝️ From Madura Island
Madurese

Madurese

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Relating to Madura Island, its people, culture or language
  • adjective
: madurense
  • The Madurese language is spoken by millions of people on Madura Island and nearby regions.

Examples

  • Many Madurese dishes are known for their rich flavors and use of local spices.

  • She wore a traditional Madurese outfit for the cultural festival at school.

  • The Madurese culture is rich in traditions.

  • Many Madurese people celebrate their harvest festival every year.

  • The Madurese language is spoken by millions of people on Madura Island and nearby regions.

  • She wore a traditional Madurese outfit for the cultural festival at school.

  • Many Madurese dishes are known for their rich flavors and use of local spices.

Surface Forms

Madurese positive

Morphology

Madurese = Madura (transparent) = Madura + ese

Formed by the place name 'Madura' plus the demonym-forming suffix '-ese', so the adjective clearly means 'relating to Madura'.

Etymology

The word Madurese comes from the island name Madura plus the ending -ese, which means 'from' or 'related to' a place and appears in words like Chinese and Japanese. So Madurese describes people, culture, or things that are 'from Madura'.