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Punjabi vs Madurese


Madurese vs Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
5  
10

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Indonesia, Island of Madura  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Hindi Language  
Malay and Javanese Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
6  
3

How Many Consonants
41  
30
21  
11

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
Halo  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
matur nuwun  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
piye kabare?  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
wengi sing apik  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Sugeng sọnten  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
Sugeng siang  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
Sugeng énjing  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
Not Available  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
Nyuwun pangapunten  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
Not Available  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
Kula tresna panjengan  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
Nuwun séwu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Kangean  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
22
110,000.00  
40

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Bawean  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
5
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Bangkalan  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
Indonesia  

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
15.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
11
0.23 %  
99+

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
12
Not Available  

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
Madurese  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  

French Name
pendjabi  
madourais  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Maduresisch  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Madurese  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
Not Available  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indonesian  

Branch
Indic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Madurese  

Language Position
Not Available  
69  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Not Available  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
mad  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
mad  

ISO 639 3
pan  
mad  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
panj1256  
madu1247  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Not Available  

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Punjabi and Madurese Language History

Comparison of Punjabi vs Madurese language history gives us differences between origin of Punjabi and Madurese language. History of Punjabi language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Madurese language states that this language originated in Not Available. 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 Punjabi and Madurese Language History.

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Punjabi and Madurese 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 Punjabi and Madurese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Madurese language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Madurese word for "Thank You" is matur nuwun. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Madurese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Punjabi vs Madurese Difficulty

The Punjabi vs Madurese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Madurese 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 Punjabi and Madurese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Madurese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Madurese time required is 44 weeks.

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