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Balochi vs Madurese


Madurese vs Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
5  
10

National Language
Iran  
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
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Kurdish and Persian  
Malay and Javanese Languages  

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
6  
3

How Many Consonants
26  
16
21  
11

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Salam  
Halo  

Thank You
mana bebahgsh  
matur nuwun  

How Are You?
chone tao?  
piye kabare?  

Good Night
jawáin shap  
wengi sing apik  

Good Evening
jawáin begáh  
Sugeng sọnten  

Good Afternoon
Not Available  
Sugeng siang  

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh  
Sugeng énjing  

Please
Mihrabani kan  
Not Available  

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh  
Nyuwun pangapunten  

Bye
bye  
Not Available  

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh  
Kula tresna panjengan  

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh  
Nuwun séwu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi  
Kangean  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
17
110,000.00  
40

Dialect 2
Western Balochi  
Bawean  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
20
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi  
Bangkalan  

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
10
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.23 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
15.00 million  
40

Native Name
بلوچی  
Madurese  

Alternative Names
Baluchi  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  

French Name
baloutchi  
madourais  

German Name
Belutschisch  
Maduresisch  

Pronunciation
Not available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  
Madurese  

History

Origin
19th Century  
Not Available  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Indonesian  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Balochi  
Madurese  

Language Position
Not Available  
69  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal  
mad  

ISO 639 2/B
bal  
mad  

ISO 639 3
bal  
mad  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
balo1260  
madu1247  

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Balochi and Madurese Language History

Comparison of Balochi vs Madurese language history gives us differences between origin of Balochi and Madurese language. History of Balochi language states that this language originated in 19th 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 Balochi and Madurese Language History.

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

Balochi vs Madurese Difficulty

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

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