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Madurese
Madurese (ˌmædjʊəˈriːz) adj (Placename) of or relating to the Indonesian island of Madura or its inhabitantsn, pl -ese (Placename) a native or inhabitant of MaduraMad•u•rese (ˌmæd ʊˈriz, -ˈris)
n., pl. -rese,
adj. n. 1. a member of a people of Indonesia living on Madura and E Java. 2. the Austronesian language of the Madurese. adj. 3. of or pertaining to Madura, the Madurese, or their language. TranslationsMadurese
Madurese a people in Indonesia, inhabiting the island of Madura and the eastern areas of Java. There are about 8 million Madurese (1970; estimate). The language, similar to Sudanese and Javanese, belongs to the Indonesian languages; the religion is Islam. Occupations include livestock raising (mostly cattle, horses, and goats), agriculture (rice, corn, legumes, peanuts, pumpkins, tobacco), and, on the coast, fishing; crafts include pottery and the dressing of skins. Salt mining and trading are also important. The Madurese are skillful seafarers. REFERENCENarody lugo-Vostochnoi Azii. Moscow, 1966. |