What is Madurese people?
[[File:Budaya Jaran Bodhag.jpg|300px|thumb|Jârân Bodhâg, one of the Madurese [[Culture|cultural]] dances.]] '''Madurese''' ({{lang-mad|أَوريڠ مادْوراْ}}; {{lang-jv|ꦠꦾꦁꦩꦼꦝꦸꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦤ꧀}}), also known as '''Madurans''', are an [[ethnic group]] native to the [[Indonesia]]n island of [[Madura]] in the [[Java Sea]]. They speak the [[Madurese language]] and share a common [[history]], [[tradition]]s, and [[Culture|cultural]] identity. The Madurese are the fourth-largest [[ethnic group]] in Indonesia, and known for their contribution to the [[National dishes|national dish]] Saté.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Madura and surrounding islands: an annotated bibliography 1860 - 1942|last=Farjon|first=I.|date=1980|publisher=Nijhoff|isbn=978-90-247-2410-9|series=Bibliographical series / Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde|location=The Hague}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Madurese {{!}} Madurese Culture, Language & Religion {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Madurese|access-date=2023-12-20|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}</ref> Approximately six million native Madurese reside on [[Madura Island]], with half a million living in eastern [[Java]]. Some Madurese form a subgroup called Pandalungan Madurese, speaking a mix of [[Javanese language|Javanese]] and Madurese languages.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-07-10|title=Kewarganegaraan, Suku Bangsa, Agama dan Bahasa Sehari-hari Penduduk Indonesia Hasil Sensus Penduduk 2010|url=http://sp2010.bps.go.id/files/ebook/kewarganegaraan%20penduduk%20indonesia/index.html|access-date=2023-12-20|website=web.archive.org|archive-date=2017-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710134114/http://sp2010.bps.go.id/files/ebook/kewarganegaraan%20penduduk%20indonesia/index.html|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> == Population and Distribution == Official data on the Madurese population in [[Indonesia]] vary. The 2010 census states they make up 3.03% of the [[Indonesia|country's]] population, around 7.2 million people. Some sources suggest larger figures of 10.5 to 10.8