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Amharic vs Madurese


Madurese vs Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.  
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Ethiopia  
Indonesia, Island of Madura  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Malay and Javanese Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Amharic-1.jpg#200  
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
33  
15
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
31  
21
21  
11

Scripts
Ethiopic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Selam  
Halo  

Thank You
amesege'nallo'  
matur nuwun  

How Are You?
Dehina newot?  
piye kabare?  

Good Night
Dehna dur  
wengi sing apik  

Good Evening
melkam meshe't  
Sugeng sọnten  

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu  
Sugeng siang  

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru  
Sugeng énjing  

Please
i'bakwon  
Not Available  

Sorry
aznallehu  
Nyuwun pangapunten  

Bye
tschao  
Not Available  

I Love You
afekirishalehu  
Kula tresna panjengan  

Excuse Me
yiqirta  
Nuwun séwu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar  
Kangean  

Where They Speak
Gondar  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
110,000.00  
40

Dialect 2
Gojjami  
Bawean  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
Indonesia  

Dialect 3
Showa  
Bangkalan  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
Indonesia  

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.37 %  
35
0.23 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million  
23
Not Available  

Native Name
Not Available  
Madurese  

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  

French Name
amharique  
madourais  

German Name
Amharisch  
Maduresisch  

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Amharas  
Madurese  

History

Origin
13th century  
Not Available  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
Indonesian  

Branch
Ethiopic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Amharic  
Madurese  

Language Position
55  
40
69  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
am  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh  
mad  

ISO 639 2/B
amh  
mad  

ISO 639 3
amh  
mad  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
amha1245  
madu1247  

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Not Available  

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Amharic and Madurese Language History

Comparison of Amharic vs Madurese language history gives us differences between origin of Amharic and Madurese language. History of Amharic language states that this language originated in 13th century whereas history of Madurese language states that this language originated in Not Available. 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 Amharic and Madurese Language History.

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

Amharic vs Madurese Difficulty

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

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