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Bhojpuri vs Madurese


Madurese vs Bhojpuri


Countries

Countries
India, No official status  
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore  

Total No. Of Countries
0  
15
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
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Maithili and Magahi  
Malay and Javanese Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
43  
23
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
6  
3

How Many Consonants
34  
24
21  
11

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Halo  

Thank You
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  
matur nuwun  

How Are You?
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  
piye kabare?  

Good Night
राम राम (raam raam)  
wengi sing apik  

Good Evening
राम राम (raam raam)  
Sugeng sọnten  

Good Afternoon
राम राम (raam raam)  
Sugeng siang  

Good Morning
राम राम (raam raam)  
Sugeng énjing  

Please
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  
Not Available  

Sorry
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
Nyuwun pangapunten  

Bye
प्रणाम (prannam)  
Not Available  

I Love You
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  
Kula tresna panjengan  

Excuse Me
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  
Nuwun séwu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caribbean Hindustani  
Kangean  

Where They Speak
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
16,000.00  
99+
110,000.00  
40

Dialect 2
Fiji Hindi  
Bawean  

Where They Speak
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
380,000.00  
31
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Tharu Bhojpuri  
Bangkalan  

Where They Speak
India  
Indonesia  

Total No. Of Dialects
13  
13
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million  
31
15.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.43 %  
31
0.23 %  
99+

Native Speakers
40.00 million  
24
15.00 million  
40

Native Name
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  
Madurese  

Alternative Names
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  

French Name
bhojpuri  
madourais  

German Name
Bhojpuri  
Maduresisch  

Pronunciation
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
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
Bhojpuri  
Madurese  

Language Position
37  
29
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
bho  
mad  

ISO 639 2/B
bho  
mad  

ISO 639 3
bho  
mad  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
bhoj1246  
madu1247  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-sa  
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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Bhojpuri and Madurese Language History

Comparison of Bhojpuri vs Madurese language history gives us differences between origin of Bhojpuri and Madurese language. History of Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri and Madurese Language History.

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

Bhojpuri vs Madurese Difficulty

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

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