Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages
  
Assamese and Oriya
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Halo
  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Thank You
matur nuwun
  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
How Are You?
piye kabare?
  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Good Night
wengi sing apik
  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Please
Not Available
  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Bye
Not Available
  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Dialect 1
Kangean
  
Chakma
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
Dialect 2
Bawean
  
Hajong
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
  
Rarhi
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
India
  
How Many People Speak?
15.00 million
  
99+
215.00 million
  
9
Native Speakers
15.00 million
  
40
196.00 million
  
7
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
19.00 million
  
16
Native Name
Madurese
  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
French Name
madourais
  
bengali
  
German Name
Maduresisch
  
Bengali
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Madurese
  
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Origin
Not Available
  
1000–1200 CE
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indonesian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Standard Forms
Madurese
  
Bengali
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
bn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mad
  
ben
  
ISO 639 2/B
mad
  
ben
  
ISO 639 3
mad
  
ben
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
madu1247
  
beng1280
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
59-AAF-u
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Madurese and Bengali 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 Bengali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Madurese and Bengali language. Madurese word for "Hello" is Halo or Bengali word for "Thank You" is ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad). Find more of such common Madurese Greetings and Bengali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Madurese vs Bengali Difficulty
The Madurese vs Bengali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Madurese Alphabets and Bengali 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 Bengali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Madurese and Bengali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Madurese is 44 weeks while to learn Bengali time required is 44 weeks.