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Konkani and Madurese


Madurese and Konkani


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
India  
Indonesia, Island of Madura  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Govenment of Goa  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Marathi  
Malay and Javanese Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52  
31
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
6  
3

How Many Consonants
36  
26
21  
11

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Namaskar  
Halo  

Thank You
Dev Borem Korum  
matur nuwun  

How Are You?
kaso assa?  
piye kabare?  

Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn  
wengi sing apik  

Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn  
Sugeng sọnten  

Good Afternoon
संध्याकाळ शुभेच्छा  
Sugeng siang  

Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn  
Sugeng énjing  

Please
Chike  
tolong  

Sorry
Maf kor  
Nyuwun pangapunten  

Bye
Adeus  
Pamit  

I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.  
Kula tresna panjengan  

Excuse Me
upkar korxi  
Nuwun séwu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Antruz  
Kangean  

Where They Speak
Goa  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
110,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Not present  
Bawean  

Where They Speak
-  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
2,700,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
40

Dialect 3
Not present  
Bangkalan  

Where They Speak
-  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
7.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
1  
1
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.23 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.40 million  
99+
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
14.00 million  
36

Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī  
Madurese  

Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  

French Name
konkani  
madourais  

German Name
Konkani  
Maduresisch  

Pronunciation
kõkɳi  
[madura]  

Ethnicity
Konkanis  
Madurese  

History

Origin
1209 A.D.  
8th Century AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Kokani  
Madurese  

Language Position
23  
21
69  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Madurese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kok  
mad  

ISO 639 2/B
kok  
mad  

ISO 639 3
kok  
mad  

ISO 639 6
kok  
-  

Glottocode
goan1235  
madu1247  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Konkani and Madurese Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Konkani and Madurese dialects. Various dialects of Konkani and Madurese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Konkani are spoken in different Konkani Speaking Countries whereas Madurese Dialects are spoken in different Madurese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Konkani vs Madurese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Konkani dialects include: Antruz Madurese dialects include: Kangean , Bawean. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Konkani and Madurese Speaking population

Konkani and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Konkani and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Konkani and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Konkani and Madurese on Konkani vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Konkani and Madurese Language Codes

Konkani and Madurese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Konkani and Madurese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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