Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
  
India
  
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
  
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.
  
- Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
- Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
  
Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages
  
Kannada Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Tulu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Kannada Script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Halo
  
Namaskara
  
Thank You
matur nuwun
  
Mast Upakara.
  
How Are You?
piye kabare?
  
Yencha Ullar?
  
Good Night
wengi sing apik
  
yedde rathre
  
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
  
yedde baiyya
  
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
  
yedde madhyana
  
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
  
yedde kaande
  
Please
Not Available
  
Daya maltadu
  
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
  
Yenna thapu aandu
  
Bye
Not Available
  
Barpe
  
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
  
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye
  
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
  
Kshamisi
  
Dialect 1
Kangean
  
Brahmin tulu
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Bawean
  
Jain
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Tamil Nadu
  
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
  
Girijan
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak?
15.00 million
  
99+
1.70 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
15.00 million
  
40
1.70 million
  
99+
Native Name
Madurese
  
Tulu
  
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
  
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
  
French Name
madourais
  
Not Available
  
German Name
Maduresisch
  
Not Available
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Madurese
  
Tuluva
  
Origin
Not Available
  
14
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Indonesian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Madurese
  
Tulu
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mad
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 2/B
mad
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 3
mad
  
tcy
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
madu1247
  
tulu1258
  
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 Tulu 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 Tulu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Madurese and Tulu language. Madurese word for "Hello" is Halo or Tulu word for "Thank You" is Mast Upakara.. Find more of such common Madurese Greetings and Tulu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Madurese vs Tulu Difficulty
The Madurese vs Tulu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Madurese Alphabets and Tulu 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 Tulu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Madurese and Tulu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Madurese is 44 weeks while to learn Tulu time required is 44 weeks.