Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
  
New Zealand
  
National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura
  
New Zealand
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Australia, Oceania
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Māori Language Commission
  
Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
- "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
- The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
  
Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages
  
Tahitian Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Halo
  
Hello
  
Thank You
matur nuwun
  
Mauruuru koutou
  
How Are You?
piye kabare?
  
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
Good Night
wengi sing apik
  
Night pai
  
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
  
pai ahiahi
  
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
  
Afternoon pai
  
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
  
Morning pai
  
Please
Not Available
  
Tēnā
  
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
  
Aroha mai
  
Bye
Not Available
  
poroporoaki
  
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
  
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
  
tukua ahau
  
Dialect 1
Kangean
  
South Island Māori
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
New Zealand
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Bawean
  
Western North Island Maori
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
New Zealand
  
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
  
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
New Zealand
  
How Many People Speak?
15.00 million
  
99+
0.18 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
15.00 million
  
40
0.18 million
  
99+
Native Name
Madurese
  
te Reo Māori
  
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
  
New Zealand Maori
  
French Name
madourais
  
maori
  
German Name
Maduresisch
  
Maori-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Madurese
  
Māori people
  
Origin
Not Available
  
1814
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Indonesian
  
Polynesian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Madurese
  
Maori
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
mi
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mad
  
mri
  
ISO 639 2/B
mad
  
mao
  
ISO 639 3
mad
  
mri
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
madu1247
  
maor1246
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Madurese and Maori 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 Maori greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Madurese and Maori language. Madurese word for "Hello" is Halo or Maori word for "Thank You" is Mauruuru koutou. Find more of such common Madurese Greetings and Maori Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Madurese vs Maori Difficulty
The Madurese vs Maori difficulty level basically depends on the number of Madurese Alphabets and Maori 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 Maori are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Madurese and Maori, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Madurese is 44 weeks while to learn Maori time required is 24 weeks.