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Malagasy and Assamese


Assamese and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Bangladesh, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Bangladesh, Bhutan  

Regulated By
-  
Asam Sahitya Sabha  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
  • Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
    •   

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
Bengali and Oriya  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
11  
8

How Many Consonants
20  
10
41  
30

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
nomoskaar  

Thank You
Misaotra  
ḍhonyobaaḍ  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
aapuni kene aase?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
subhoraattri  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
subha gadhuli  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
subha abeli  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
suprobhaat  

Please
azafady  
anugroha kori  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
moi ḍukkhita  

Bye
Veloma!  
biḍai  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
moi tomaak bhaalpaao  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
kyoma koribo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Kamrupi  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Western Assam  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Goalpariya  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Western Assam  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
16,000,000.00  
30

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Bhakatiya  

Where They Speak
-  
Assam  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
16,000,000.00  
27

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
15.30 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.24 %  
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya  

French Name
malgache  
assamais  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Assamesisch  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[ɔxɔmɔnɔ]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Assamese people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
7th century A.D  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indonesian  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Kamarupa  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Assamese  

Language Position
84  
99+
65  
99+

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Signed Assamese  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
as  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
asm  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
asm  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
asm  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
asm  

Glottocode
mala1537  
assa1263  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-w  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Malagasy and Assamese 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 Malagasy and Assamese dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Assamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Assamese Dialects are spoken in different Assamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Assamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Assamese dialects include: Kamrupi , Goalpariya. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Malagasy and Assamese Speaking population

Malagasy and Assamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Assamese languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Assamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 %. 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 Malagasy and Assamese on Malagasy vs Assamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Assamese Language Codes

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

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