Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
  
Thailand
  
National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura
  
Thailand
  
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
  
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
  
Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
- Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
- You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  
Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages
  
Lao Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Khmer Language
  
Alphabets in
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Thai
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Halo
  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
Thank You
matur nuwun
  
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
  
How Are You?
piye kabare?
  
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
  
Good Night
wengi sing apik
  
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
  
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
  
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
  
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
  
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
  
Please
Not Available
  
โปรด (Pord)
  
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
Bye
Not Available
  
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
  
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
  
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
  
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
Dialect 1
Kangean
  
Isan
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Isan
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Bawean
  
Northern Thai
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Northern Thailand
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
6,000,000.00
  
13
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
  
Southern Thai
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
4,500,000.00
  
8
How Many People Speak?
15.00 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
27
Native Speakers
15.00 million
  
40
20.00 million
  
37
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
40.00 million
  
15
Native Name
Madurese
  
ภาษาไทย
  
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
  
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
  
French Name
madourais
  
thaï
  
German Name
Maduresisch
  
Thailändisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
  
Ethnicity
Madurese
  
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
  
Origin
Not Available
  
1283 CE
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Subgroup
Indonesian
  
Tai
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old Thai
  
Standard Forms
Madurese
  
Thai
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Thai Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
th
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mad
  
tha
  
ISO 639 2/B
mad
  
tha
  
ISO 639 3
mad
  
tha
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
madu1247
  
thai1261
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
47-AAA-b
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Analytic, Isolating
  
Madurese and Thai 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 Thai greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Madurese and Thai language. Madurese word for "Hello" is Halo or Thai word for "Thank You" is ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ). Find more of such common Madurese Greetings and Thai Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Madurese vs Thai Difficulty
The Madurese vs Thai difficulty level basically depends on the number of Madurese Alphabets and Thai 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 Thai are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Madurese and Thai, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Madurese is 44 weeks while to learn Thai time required is 44 weeks.