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Madurese and Bengali


Bengali and Madurese


Countries

Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
4  
11

National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura  
Bangladesh, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi  

Interesting Facts
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  

Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages  
Assamese and Oriya  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
11  
8

How Many Consonants
21  
11
40  
29

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  

Thank You
matur nuwun  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  

How Are You?
piye kabare?  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)  

Good Night
wengi sing apik  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)  

Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  

Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  

Good Morning
Sugeng énjing  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)  

Please
tolong  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)  

Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  

Bye
Pamit  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  

I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  

Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kangean  
Chakma  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Bangladesh, Burma, India  

How Many People Speak
110,000.00  
99+
330,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bawean  
Hajong  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
40
71,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Bangkalan  
Rarhi  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
India  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
230,000,000.00  
1

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
15.00 million  
99+
215.00 million  
9

Speaking Population
0.23 %  
99+
3.11 %  
8

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
196.00 million  
7

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million  
36
19.00 million  
31

Native Name
Madurese  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  

Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa  

French Name
madourais  
bengali  

German Name
Maduresisch  
Bengali  

Pronunciation
[madura]  
[ˈbeŋɡali]  

Ethnicity
Madurese  
Bengalis (Bengali people)  

History

Origin
8th Century AD  
1000–1200 CE  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Abahatta, Old Bengali  

Standard Forms
Madurese  
Bengali  

Language Position
69  
99+
4  
4

Signed Forms
Madurese Sign Language  
Signed Bengali  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
bn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mad  
ben  

ISO 639 2/B
mad  
ben  

ISO 639 3
mad  
ben  

ISO 639 6
-  
ben  

Glottocode
madu1247  
beng1280  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-u  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Madurese and Bengali 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 Madurese and Bengali dialects. Various dialects of Madurese and Bengali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Madurese are spoken in different Madurese Speaking Countries whereas Bengali Dialects are spoken in different Bengali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Madurese vs Bengali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Madurese dialects include: Kangean, Bawean. Bengali dialects include: Chakma , Hajong. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Madurese and Bengali Speaking population

Madurese and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Madurese and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Madurese and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 %. 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 Madurese and Bengali on Madurese vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Madurese and Bengali Language Codes

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

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