Countries
India, Pakistan
  
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
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
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
Similar To
Hindi and Urdu Languages
  
Malay and Javanese Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Kashmiri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Assalām ‘alaikum
  
Halo
  
Thank You
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
  
matur nuwun
  
How Are You?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
  
piye kabare?
  
Good Night
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
  
wengi sing apik
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
Sugeng sọnten
  
Good Afternoon
Hach t'ochoktiya
  
Sugeng siang
  
Good Morning
Hach ch'i
  
Sugeng énjing
  
Please
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
  
Nyuwun pangapunten
  
Bye
Khuda hāfiz
  
Not Available
  
I Love You
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
  
Kula tresna panjengan
  
Excuse Me
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
  
Nuwun séwu
  
Dialect 1
Kashtawari
  
Kangean
  
Where They Speak
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Poguli
  
Bawean
  
Where They Speak
Pogul and Paristan valleys
  
Indonesia
  
Dialect 3
Rambani
  
Bangkalan
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak?
5.60 million
  
99+
15.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
5.42 million
  
99+
15.00 million
  
40
Native Name
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
  
Madurese
  
Alternative Names
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
  
French Name
kashmiri
  
madourais
  
German Name
Kaschmiri
  
Maduresisch
  
Pronunciation
[kəːʃur]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Kashmiris or koshur
  
Madurese
  
Origin
12th Century
  
Not Available
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indonesian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Kashmiri
  
Madurese
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ks
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kas
  
mad
  
ISO 639 2/B
kas
  
mad
  
ISO 639 3
kas
  
mad
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
kash1277
  
madu1247
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri and Madurese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kashmiri and Madurese language. Kashmiri word for "Hello" is Assalām ‘alaikum or Madurese word for "Thank You" is matur nuwun. Find more of such common Kashmiri Greetings and Madurese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kashmiri vs Madurese Difficulty
The Kashmiri vs Madurese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri and Madurese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kashmiri and Madurese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kashmiri is 44 weeks while to learn Madurese time required is 44 weeks.