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Madurese vs Kurdish


Kurdish vs Madurese


Countries

Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore  
Iraq, Kurdistan  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
2  
13

National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Middle East  

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

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  

Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages  
Farsi Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
8  
5

How Many Consonants
21  
11
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
Silaw  

Thank You
matur nuwun  
Sipas  

How Are You?
piye kabare?  
Tu çawa yî?  

Good Night
wengi sing apik  
Şev xweş  

Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten  
Evare baş  

Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang  
Nee-wa-rowt bash  

Good Morning
Sugeng énjing  
Bayanit bash  

Please
tolong  
Bê zehmet  

Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten  
Bibûre  

Bye
Pamit  
Be xêr çî  

I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan  
Ez te hez dikem  

Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu  
Bê zehmet  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kangean  
Northern Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey  

How Many People Speak
110,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Bawean  
Central Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
40
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Bangkalan  
Southern Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Eastern Iraq  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
15.00 million  
99+
28.00 million  
38

Speaking Population
0.23 %  
99+
0.31 %  
99+

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million  
36
20.00 million  
30

Native Name
Madurese  
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди  

Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  
Kurdî, کوردی‎  

French Name
madourais  
kurde  

German Name
Maduresisch  
Kurdisch  

Pronunciation
[madura]  
[kʊɾdɪʃ]  

Ethnicity
Madurese  
Kurds  

History

Origin
8th Century AD  
16th century CE  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish  

Standard Forms
Madurese  
Kurdish  

Language Position
69  
99+
14  
13

Signed Forms
Madurese Sign Language  
Kurdish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
ku  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mad  
kur  

ISO 639 2/B
mad  
kur  

ISO 639 3
mad  
kur  

ISO 639 6
-  
kur  

Glottocode
madu1247  
kurd1259  

Linguasphere
No data available  
58-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Madurese and Kurdish Language History

Comparison of Madurese vs Kurdish language history gives us differences between origin of Madurese and Kurdish language. History of Madurese language states that this language originated in 8th Century AD whereas history of Kurdish language states that this language originated in 16th century CE. 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 Kurdish Language History.

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

Madurese vs Kurdish Difficulty

The Madurese vs Kurdish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Madurese Alphabets and Kurdish 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 Kurdish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Madurese and Kurdish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Madurese is 44 weeks while to learn Kurdish time required is 4 weeks.

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