Countries
India, Pakistan
  
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
  
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 in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Kangean
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
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
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
15.00 million
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.