Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
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
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
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Interesting Facts
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
Malay and Javanese Languages
Alphabets in
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Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Halo
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
matur nuwun
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
piye kabare?
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
Sugeng énjing
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
tolong
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Nyuwun pangapunten
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Nuwun séwu
Where They Speak
South Korea
Indonesia
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
Bawean
Where They Speak
South Korea
Indonesia
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
Indonesia
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
Madurese
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
coréen
madourais
German Name
Koreanisch
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
[hangukmal]
[madura]
Ethnicity
Koreans
Madurese
Origin
Before 1st century
8th Century AD
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Austronesian Family
Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
No early forms
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Madurese
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
Madurese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ko
No data Available
Glottocode
kore1280
madu1247
Linguasphere
45-AAA
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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Korean 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 Korean and Madurese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Korean and Madurese language. Korean word for "Hello" is 안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.) or Madurese word for "Thank You" is matur nuwun. Find more of such common Korean Greetings and Madurese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Korean vs Madurese Difficulty
The Korean vs Madurese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Korean 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 Korean and Madurese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Korean and Madurese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Korean is 88 weeks while to learn Madurese time required is 44 weeks.