Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura
  
Iran
  
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
  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages
  
Kurdish and Persian
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Alphabets in
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Perso-Arabic script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Halo
  
Salam
  
Thank You
matur nuwun
  
mana bebahgsh
  
How Are You?
piye kabare?
  
chone tao?
  
Good Night
wengi sing apik
  
jawáin shap
  
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
  
jawáin begáh
  
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
  
jawáin sawáh
  
Please
Not Available
  
Mihrabani kan
  
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
  
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
Bye
Not Available
  
bye
  
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
  
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
  
mana bebahgsh
  
Dialect 1
Kangean
  
Eastern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Bawean
  
Western Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
  
Southern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
3,400,000.00
  
10
How Many People Speak?
15.00 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
15.00 million
  
40
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Name
Madurese
  
بلوچی
  
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
  
Baluchi
  
French Name
madourais
  
baloutchi
  
German Name
Maduresisch
  
Belutschisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Madurese
  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
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
  
Balochi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mad
  
bal
  
ISO 639 2/B
mad
  
bal
  
ISO 639 3
mad
  
bal
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
madu1247
  
balo1260
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
58-AAB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Madurese and Balochi 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 Balochi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Madurese and Balochi language. Madurese word for "Hello" is Halo or Balochi word for "Thank You" is mana bebahgsh. Find more of such common Madurese Greetings and Balochi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Madurese vs Balochi Difficulty
The Madurese vs Balochi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Madurese Alphabets and Balochi 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 Balochi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Madurese and Balochi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Madurese is 44 weeks while to learn Balochi time required is 44 weeks.