Countries
Countries
Madagascar
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Total No. Of Countries
14
0
46
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National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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
Regulated By
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Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
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.
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Assamese and Oriya
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2151
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
511
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2040
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
32
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Greetings
Hello
Salama!
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Thank You
Misaotra
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Good Night
Alina tsara
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Please
azafady
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Sorry
Miala tsiny
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Bye
Veloma!
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Excuse Me
Azafady
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Dialects
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Chakma
Where They Speak
Merina
Bangladesh, Burma, India
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00330,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Hajong
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
1,200,000.0071,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy
Rarhi
Where They Speak
-
India
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00230,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
225
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million215.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.28 %3.11 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
18.00 million196.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
18.00 million19.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
French Name
malgache
bengali
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Bengali
Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
[ˈbeŋɡali]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Bengalis (Bengali people)
History
Origin
1000 AD
1000–1200 CE
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Indonesian
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Bengali
Language Position
844
1
120
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Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language
Signed Bengali
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
mg
bn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mlg
ben
ISO 639 2/B
mlg
ben
ISO 639 3
mlg
ben
ISO 639 6
mlg
ben
Glottocode
mala1537
beng1280
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-u
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
-
Language Morphological Typology
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