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Madurese and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Madurese


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
0  
15

National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura  
India  

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  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
Not Available  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
11  
8

How Many Consonants
21  
11
34  
24

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
matur nuwun  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

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

Good Night
wengi sing apik  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
Sugeng énjing  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
Not Available  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
Not Available  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

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

Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kangean  
Caribbean Hindustani  

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

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

Dialect 2
Bawean  
Fiji Hindi  

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
380,000.00  
31

Dialect 3
Bangkalan  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
13  
13

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.23 %  
99+
0.43 %  
31

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
40.00 million  
24

Native Name
Madurese  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

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

French Name
madourais  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Maduresisch  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Madurese  
Not Available  

History

Origin
Not Available  
19th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Madurese  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
69  
99+
37  
29

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
mad  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
mad  
bho  

ISO 639 3
mad  
bho  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
madu1247  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-sa  

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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All Madurese and Bhojpuri Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Madurese and Bhojpuri dialects. Various dialects of Madurese and Bhojpuri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Madurese are spoken in different Madurese Speaking Countries whereas Bhojpuri Dialects are spoken in different Bhojpuri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Madurese vs Bhojpuri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Madurese dialects include: Kangean, Bawean. Bhojpuri dialects include: Caribbean Hindustani , Fiji Hindi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Madurese and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Madurese and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Madurese and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Madurese and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Madurese and Bhojpuri on Madurese vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Madurese and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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