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Madurese vs Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri vs 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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Madurese and Bhojpuri Language History

Comparison of Madurese vs Bhojpuri language history gives us differences between origin of Madurese and Bhojpuri language. History of Madurese language states that this language originated in Not Available whereas history of Bhojpuri language states that this language originated in 19th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Madurese and Bhojpuri Language History.

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Madurese and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Madurese and Bhojpuri language. Madurese word for "Hello" is Halo or Bhojpuri word for "Thank You" is धन्वाद (dhanvaad). Find more of such common Madurese Greetings and Bhojpuri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Madurese vs Bhojpuri Difficulty

The Madurese vs Bhojpuri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Madurese Alphabets and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Madurese and Bhojpuri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Madurese is 44 weeks while to learn Bhojpuri time required is 44 weeks.

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