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Madurese vs Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
5  
10

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Indonesia, Island of Madura  

Second Language
Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
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Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Malay and Javanese Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
23  
13
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
Halo  

Thank You
Gràcies  
matur nuwun  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
piye kabare?  

Good Night
Bona nit  
wengi sing apik  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
Sugeng sọnten  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
Sugeng siang  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
Sugeng énjing  

Please
Sisplau  
tolong  

Sorry
Perdó!  
Nyuwun pangapunten  

Bye
Adéu  
Pamit  

I Love You
T'estimo  
Kula tresna panjengan  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
Nuwun séwu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Kangean  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
110,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Bawean  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
40

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Bangkalan  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million  
99+
15.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.23 %  
99+

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
14.00 million  
36

Native Name
català  
Madurese  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
madourais  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Maduresisch  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
[madura]  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Madurese  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
8th Century AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Madurese  

Language Position
32  
30
69  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Madurese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
mad  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
mad  

ISO 639 3
cat  
mad  

ISO 639 6
cat  
-  

Glottocode
stan1289  
madu1247  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Catalan and Madurese Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Madurese language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Madurese language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Madurese language states that this language originated in 8th Century AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Catalan and Madurese Language History.

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Catalan and Madurese Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Catalan and Madurese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Madurese language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Madurese word for "Thank You" is matur nuwun. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Madurese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Catalan vs Madurese Difficulty

The Catalan vs Madurese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Madurese Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Catalan and Madurese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Madurese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Madurese time required is 44 weeks.

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