Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
India, No official status
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 in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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)
Dialect 1
Kangean
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
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
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
Indonesia
India
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
Origin
Not Available
19th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Madurese
Bhojpuri
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
madu1247
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
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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.