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Madurese vs Sundanese


Sundanese vs Madurese


Countries

Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore  
West Java  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura  
Indonesia  

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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages  
Madurese and Malay Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Sundanese-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
Not Available  

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin, Sundanese  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
Halo  

Thank You
matur nuwun  
Nuhun  

How Are You?
piye kabare?  
Kumaha kabarna?  

Good Night
wengi sing apik  
Wilujeng kulem  

Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten  
Wilujeng wengi  

Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang  
Wilujeng siang  

Good Morning
Sugeng énjing  
Wilujeng énjing  

Please
Not Available  
Mangga  

Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten  
Hapunten  

Bye
Not Available  
Wilujeng angkat  

I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan  
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  

Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu  
Punten  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kangean  
Western dialect  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Banten  

How Many People Speak
110,000.00  
40
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Bawean  
Northern dialect  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Bogor  

Dialect 3
Bangkalan  
Priangan dialect  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Bandung  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
15.00 million  
99+
39.00 million  
32

Speaking Population
0.23 %  
99+
0.57 %  
27

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
38.00 million  
26

Native Name
Madurese  
Not Available  

Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  
Priangan, Sunda  

French Name
madourais  
soundanais  

German Name
Maduresisch  
Sundanesisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Madurese  
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  

History

Origin
Not Available  
5th century AD  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Indonesian  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Madurese  
Sundanese  

Language Position
69  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
su  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mad  
sun  

ISO 639 2/B
mad  
sun  

ISO 639 3
mad  
sun  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
madu1247  
sund1251  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Madurese and Sundanese Language History

Comparison of Madurese vs Sundanese language history gives us differences between origin of Madurese and Sundanese language. History of Madurese language states that this language originated in Not Available whereas history of Sundanese language states that this language originated in 5th century AD. 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 Sundanese Language History.

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

Madurese vs Sundanese Difficulty

The Madurese vs Sundanese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Madurese Alphabets and Sundanese 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 Sundanese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Madurese and Sundanese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Madurese is 44 weeks while to learn Sundanese time required is Not Available.

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