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Tulu vs Madurese


Madurese vs Tulu


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
India  
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
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
  • Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Kannada Language  
Malay and Javanese Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
51  
30
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
6  
3

How Many Consonants
35  
25
21  
11

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Namaskara  
Halo  

Thank You
Mast Upakara.  
matur nuwun  

How Are You?
Yencha Ullar?  
piye kabare?  

Good Night
yedde rathre  
wengi sing apik  

Good Evening
yedde baiyya  
Sugeng sọnten  

Good Afternoon
yedde madhyana  
Sugeng siang  

Good Morning
yedde kaande  
Sugeng énjing  

Please
Daya maltadu  
tolong  

Sorry
Yenna thapu aandu  
Nyuwun pangapunten  

Bye
Barpe  
Pamit  

I Love You
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye  
Kula tresna panjengan  

Excuse Me
Kshamisi  
Nuwun séwu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Brahmin tulu  
Kangean  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
2,000,000.00  
99+
110,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Jain  
Bawean  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
40

Dialect 3
Girijan  
Bangkalan  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
2.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.23 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.70 million  
99+
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
2.00 million  
99+
14.00 million  
36

Native Name
Tulu  
Madurese  

Alternative Names
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  

French Name
-  
madourais  

German Name
Tulu  
Maduresisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈtulu]  
[madura]  

Ethnicity
Tuluva  
Madurese  

History

Origin
14  
8th Century AD  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Tulu  
Madurese  

Language Position
23  
21
69  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Tulu  
Madurese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tcy  
mad  

ISO 639 2/B
tul  
mad  

ISO 639 3
tcy  
mad  

ISO 639 6
tcy  
-  

Glottocode
tulu1258  
madu1247  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Tulu and Madurese Language History

Comparison of Tulu vs Madurese language history gives us differences between origin of Tulu and Madurese language. History of Tulu language states that this language originated in 14 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 Tulu and Madurese Language History.

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

Tulu vs Madurese Difficulty

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

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