Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
  
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
  
National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura
  
Ethiopia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages
  
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Derived From
Not Available
  
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Alphabets in
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Ethiopic
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Halo
  
Selam
  
Thank You
matur nuwun
  
amesege'nallo'
  
How Are You?
piye kabare?
  
Dehina newot?
  
Good Night
wengi sing apik
  
Dehna dur
  
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
  
melkam meshe't
  
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
  
i'ndemin walu
  
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
  
i'ndemin adäru
  
Please
Not Available
  
i'bakwon
  
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
  
aznallehu
  
Bye
Not Available
  
tschao
  
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
  
afekirishalehu
  
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
  
yiqirta
  
Dialect 1
Kangean
  
Gondar
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Gondar
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Bawean
  
Gojjami
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Ethiopia
  
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
  
Showa
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Ethiopia
  
How Many People Speak?
15.00 million
  
99+
18.70 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
15.00 million
  
40
25.00 million
  
32
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
10.00 million
  
23
Native Name
Madurese
  
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Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
  
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
  
French Name
madourais
  
amharique
  
German Name
Maduresisch
  
Amharisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[amarɨɲɲa]
  
Ethnicity
Madurese
  
Amharas
  
Origin
Not Available
  
13th century
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Indonesian
  
Semitic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Ethiopic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Ge'ez
  
Standard Forms
Madurese
  
Amharic
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Amharic
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
am
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mad
  
amh
  
ISO 639 2/B
mad
  
amh
  
ISO 639 3
mad
  
amh
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
madu1247
  
amha1245
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
12-ACB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
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Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
  
Madurese and Amharic 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 Madurese and Amharic greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Madurese and Amharic language. Madurese word for "Hello" is Halo or Amharic word for "Thank You" is amesege'nallo'. Find more of such common Madurese Greetings and Amharic Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Madurese vs Amharic Difficulty
The Madurese vs Amharic difficulty level basically depends on the number of Madurese Alphabets and Amharic 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 Madurese and Amharic are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Madurese and Amharic, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Madurese is 44 weeks while to learn Amharic time required is 44 weeks.