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Madurese vs Urdu


Urdu vs Madurese


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
2  
13

National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura  
Pakistan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India  

Regulated By
-  
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  

Interesting Facts
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  

Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages  
Arabic and Hindi Languages  

Derived From
-  
Ghaznavid Persian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
10  
7

How Many Consonants
21  
11
40  
29

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
خوش آمديد  

Thank You
matur nuwun  
آپ کا شکریہ  

How Are You?
piye kabare?  
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  

Good Night
wengi sing apik  
گڈ نائٹ  

Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten  
سلام علیکم  

Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang  
گڈ آفٹر نون  

Good Morning
Sugeng énjing  
گڈ مارننگ  

Please
tolong  
براہ مہربانی  

Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten  
معاف کرنا  

Bye
Pamit  
الوداع  

I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan  
مجھے تم سے محبت  

Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu  
معاف کیجئے گا  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kangean  
Dakhini  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
India  

How Many People Speak
110,000.00  
99+
11,000,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Bawean  
Hyderabadi Urdu  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
India  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
40
69,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 3
Bangkalan  
Rekhta  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
South Asia  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
69,000,000.00  
11

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
15.00 million  
99+
104.00 million  
15

Speaking Population
0.23 %  
99+
0.99 %  
21

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
61.00 million  
19

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million  
36
43.00 million  
20

Native Name
Madurese  
اُردُو  

Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  
Bihari  

French Name
madourais  
ourdou  

German Name
Maduresisch  
Urdu  

Pronunciation
[madura]  
[ˈʊrd̪u]  

Ethnicity
Madurese  
Urdu-speaking people  

History

Origin
8th Century AD  
12th Century CE  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Madurese  
Modern Standard Urdu  

Language Position
69  
99+
20  
18

Signed Forms
Madurese Sign Language  
Signed Urdu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
ur  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mad  
urd  

ISO 639 2/B
mad  
urd  

ISO 639 3
mad  
urd  

ISO 639 6
-  
urd  

Glottocode
madu1247  
urdu1245  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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Madurese and Urdu Language History

Comparison of Madurese vs Urdu language history gives us differences between origin of Madurese and Urdu language. History of Madurese language states that this language originated in 8th Century AD whereas history of Urdu language states that this language originated in 12th 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 Urdu Language History.

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

Madurese vs Urdu Difficulty

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

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