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Thai vs Madurese


Madurese vs Thai


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Thailand  
Indonesia, Island of Madura  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Lao Language  
Malay and Javanese Languages  

Derived From
Khmer Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32  
21
6  
3

How Many Consonants
44  
33
21  
11

Scripts
Thai  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
Halo  

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)  
matur nuwun  

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)  
piye kabare?  

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)  
wengi sing apik  

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
Sugeng sọnten  

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)  
Sugeng siang  

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)  
Sugeng énjing  

Please
โปรด (Pord)  
tolong  

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
Nyuwun pangapunten  

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)  
Pamit  

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)  
Kula tresna panjengan  

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
Nuwun séwu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan  
Kangean  

Where They Speak
Isan  
Indonesia  

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

Dialect 2
Northern Thai  
Bawean  

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
40

Dialect 3
Southern Thai  
Bangkalan  

Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00  
39
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
9  
9
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
15.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.85 %  
24
0.23 %  
99+

Native Speakers
20.00 million  
37
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million  
21
14.00 million  
36

Native Name
ภาษาไทย  
Madurese  

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  

French Name
thaï  
madourais  

German Name
Thailändisch  
Maduresisch  

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]  
[madura]  

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  
Madurese  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
8th Century AD  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Thai  
Madurese  

Language Position
47  
99+
69  
99+

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language  
Madurese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
th  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha  
mad  

ISO 639 2/B
tha  
mad  

ISO 639 3
tha  
mad  

ISO 639 6
tha  
-  

Glottocode
thai1261  
madu1247  

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
-  

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Thai and Madurese Language History

Comparison of Thai vs Madurese language history gives us differences between origin of Thai and Madurese language. History of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Madurese language states that this language originated in 8th Century AD. 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 Thai and Madurese Language History.

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Thai and Madurese 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 Thai and Madurese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Thai and Madurese language. Thai word for "Hello" is สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī) or Madurese word for "Thank You" is matur nuwun. Find more of such common Thai Greetings and Madurese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Thai vs Madurese Difficulty

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

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