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Japanese vs Madurese


Madurese vs Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan  
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Japan  
Indonesia, Island of Madura  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific  
Asia  

Minority Language
Palau  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Korean Language  
Malay and Javanese Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
99  
40
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
14  
4
21  
11

Scripts
Kana  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  
Halo  

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)  
matur nuwun  

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  
piye kabare?  

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  
wengi sing apik  

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  
Sugeng sọnten  

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  
Sugeng siang  

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)  
Sugeng énjing  

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  
tolong  

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  
Nyuwun pangapunten  

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)  
Pamit  

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  
Kula tresna panjengan  

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)  
Nuwun séwu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki  
Kangean  

Where They Speak
Kagawa  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00  
99+
110,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hakata  
Bawean  

Where They Speak
Fukuoka  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
127,000,000.00  
4
8,000,000.00  
40

Dialect 3
Kansai  
Bangkalan  

Where They Speak
kansai  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
127,000,000.00  
4
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
31  
25
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million  
14
15.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.90 %  
10
0.23 %  
99+

Native Speakers
128.00 million  
9
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
14.00 million  
36

Native Name
日本語  
Madurese  

Alternative Names
Nihongo  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  

French Name
japonais  
madourais  

German Name
Japanisch  
Maduresisch  

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  
[madura]  

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)  
Madurese  

History

Origin
1185  
8th Century AD  

Language Family
Japonic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Japanese  
Madurese  

Language Position
8  
8
69  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese  
Madurese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ja  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn  
mad  

ISO 639 2/B
jpn  
mad  

ISO 639 3
jpn  
mad  

ISO 639 6
jpn  
-  

Glottocode
nucl1643  
madu1247  

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
-  

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Japanese and Madurese Language History

Comparison of Japanese vs Madurese language history gives us differences between origin of Japanese and Madurese language. History of Japanese language states that this language originated in 1185 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 Japanese and Madurese Language History.

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Japanese 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 Japanese and Madurese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Japanese and Madurese language. Japanese word for "Hello" is こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa) or Madurese word for "Thank You" is matur nuwun. Find more of such common Japanese Greetings and Madurese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Japanese vs Madurese Difficulty

The Japanese vs Madurese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Japanese 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 Japanese and Madurese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Japanese and Madurese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Japanese is 88 weeks while to learn Madurese time required is 44 weeks.

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