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Bengali and Malagasy


Malagasy and Bengali


Countries

Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  
Madagascar  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, India  
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  

Second Language
India  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  

Similar To
Assamese and Oriya  
Swahili and Comorian Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
51  
30
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
5  
2

How Many Consonants
40  
29
20  
10

Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  
Salama!  

Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  
Misaotra  

How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)  
Manao ahoana!  

Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)  
Alina tsara  

Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)  
Maraina tsara  

Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)  
azafady  

Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  
Miala tsiny  

Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  
Veloma!  

I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  
Tiako ianao.  

Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  
Azafady  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Chakma  
Eastern Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India  
Merina  

How Many People Speak
330,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hajong  
Western Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Sakalava  

How Many People Speak
71,000.00  
99+
1,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Rarhi  
Plateau Malagasy  

Where They Speak
India  
-  

How Many People Speak
230,000,000.00  
1
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
215.00 million  
9
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
3.11 %  
8
0.28 %  
99+

Native Speakers
196.00 million  
7
18.00 million  
38

Second Language Speakers
19.00 million  
31
18.00 million  
32

Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  
Fiteny Malagasy  

Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa  
Malagasy Sign Language  

French Name
bengali  
malgache  

German Name
Bengali  
Malagassi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]  
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  

Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)  
Malagasy people  

History

Origin
1000–1200 CE  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Austronesian  

Branch
Indic  
Indonesian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Bengali  
standard Malagasy  

Language Position
4  
4
84  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Bengali  
Malagasy Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
bn  
mg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ben  
mlg  

ISO 639 2/B
ben  
mlg  

ISO 639 3
ben  
mlg  

ISO 639 6
ben  
mlg  

Glottocode
beng1280  
mala1537  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-u  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Verb-Object-Subject  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Bengali and Malagasy Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Bengali and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Bengali and Malagasy Speaking population

Bengali and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Bengali and Malagasy on Bengali vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bengali and Malagasy Language Codes

Bengali and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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