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Madurese vs Somali


Somali vs Madurese


Countries

Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore  
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
3  
12

National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura  
Somalia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Middle East  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Yemen  

Regulated By
-  
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy  

Interesting Facts
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
  

Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages  
Afar and Oromo Language  

Derived From
-  
Arabic Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
52 weeks  
18

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
Hello  

Thank You
matur nuwun  
Waad ku mahadsan tahay  

How Are You?
piye kabare?  
Sidee tahay ?  

Good Night
wengi sing apik  
Habeenka Good  

Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten  
Evening Good  

Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang  
galab wanaagsan  

Good Morning
Sugeng énjing  
Subax wanaagsan  

Please
tolong  
Fadlan  

Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten  
sorry  

Bye
Pamit  
caraysiiyo  

I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan  
Waan ku jeclahay  

Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu  
iga raali ahow  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kangean  
Northern Somali  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Gabon, Standard Somali  

How Many People Speak
110,000.00  
99+
16,000,000.00  
32

Dialect 2
Bawean  
Benaadir  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu  

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

Dialect 3
Bangkalan  
Af-Ashraaf  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Standard Somali  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
21.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.23 %  
99+
0.07 %  
99+

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
8.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million  
36
21.00 million  
29

Native Name
Madurese  
af Soomaali  

Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga  

French Name
madourais  
somali  

German Name
Maduresisch  
Somali  

Pronunciation
[madura]  
[afsoomaali]  

Ethnicity
Madurese  
Somalis  

History

Origin
8th Century AD  
19th century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Cushitic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Madurese  
Somali  

Language Position
69  
99+
83  
99+

Signed Forms
Madurese Sign Language  
Somali Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
so  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mad  
som  

ISO 639 2/B
mad  
som  

ISO 639 3
mad  
som  

ISO 639 6
-  
som  

Glottocode
madu1247  
soma1255  

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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Madurese and Somali Language History

Comparison of Madurese vs Somali language history gives us differences between origin of Madurese and Somali language. History of Madurese language states that this language originated in 8th Century AD whereas history of Somali language states that this language originated in 19th century. 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 Somali Language History.

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

Madurese vs Somali Difficulty

The Madurese vs Somali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Madurese Alphabets and Somali 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 Somali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Madurese and Somali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Madurese is 44 weeks while to learn Somali time required is 52 weeks.

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