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Madurese vs Assamese


Assamese vs Madurese


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura  
Bangladesh, India  

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  
Bangladesh, Bhutan  

Regulated By
-  
Asam Sahitya Sabha  

Interesting Facts
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
  • Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
  • Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
    •   

Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages  
Bengali and Oriya  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
11  
8

How Many Consonants
21  
11
41  
30

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
nomoskaar  

Thank You
matur nuwun  
ḍhonyobaaḍ  

How Are You?
piye kabare?  
aapuni kene aase?  

Good Night
wengi sing apik  
subhoraattri  

Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten  
subha gadhuli  

Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang  
subha abeli  

Good Morning
Sugeng énjing  
suprobhaat  

Please
tolong  
anugroha kori  

Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten  
moi ḍukkhita  

Bye
Pamit  
biḍai  

I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan  
moi tomaak bhaalpaao  

Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu  
kyoma koribo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kangean  
Kamrupi  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Western Assam  

How Many People Speak
110,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bawean  
Goalpariya  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Western Assam  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
40
16,000,000.00  
30

Dialect 3
Bangkalan  
Bhakatiya  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Assam  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
16,000,000.00  
27

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.23 %  
99+
0.24 %  
99+

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million  
36
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
Madurese  
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)  

Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya  

French Name
madourais  
assamais  

German Name
Maduresisch  
Assamesisch  

Pronunciation
[madura]  
[ɔxɔmɔnɔ]  

Ethnicity
Madurese  
Assamese people  

History

Origin
8th Century AD  
7th century A.D  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Kamarupa  

Standard Forms
Madurese  
Assamese  

Language Position
69  
99+
65  
99+

Signed Forms
Madurese Sign Language  
Signed Assamese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
as  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mad  
asm  

ISO 639 2/B
mad  
asm  

ISO 639 3
mad  
asm  

ISO 639 6
-  
asm  

Glottocode
madu1247  
assa1263  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-w  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Madurese and Assamese Language History

Comparison of Madurese vs Assamese language history gives us differences between origin of Madurese and Assamese language. History of Madurese language states that this language originated in 8th Century AD whereas history of Assamese language states that this language originated in 7th century A.D. 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 Madurese and Assamese Language History.

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Madurese and Assamese 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 Madurese and Assamese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Madurese and Assamese language. Madurese word for "Hello" is Halo or Assamese word for "Thank You" is ḍhonyobaaḍ. Find more of such common Madurese Greetings and Assamese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Madurese vs Assamese Difficulty

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

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