Malagasy and Khasi
Countries
Madagascar
Meghalaya
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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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.
- Khasi language contain a large number of loanwords from Bengali and Hindi Languages.
- There is significant dialectal variation in khasi language, since several dialects have only partial mutual intelligibility.
Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Garo and Jaintia Languages
Alphabets in
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Khasi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Bengali, Latin
Thank You
Misaotra
Khublei
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
Kumno phi long?
Good Night
Alina tsara
thia sukh
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
babha janmiet
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
babha noph-phai-sngi
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
khublei
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
ieit ieit
Excuse Me
Azafady
map a nga
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Bhoi
Where They Speak
Merina
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Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Nonglung
Where They Speak
Sakalava
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Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy
Cherrapunji
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
Ka Ktien
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Kahasi, Kassi, Khasa, Khashi, Khasiyas, Khuchia
French Name
malgache
khasi
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Khasi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
[ˈkʰɑsi]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Khasi people
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Austroasiatic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No Early Forms
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Khasi
Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language
Khasi Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
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No data available
Glottocode
mala1537
khas1269
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Malagasy and Khasi 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 Khasi dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Khasi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Khasi Dialects are spoken in different Khasi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Khasi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Khasi dialects include: Bhoi , Nonglung. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and Khasi Speaking population
Malagasy and Khasi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Khasi languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Khasi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Khasi language is 0.01 %. 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 Khasi on Malagasy vs Khasi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and Khasi Language Codes
Malagasy and Khasi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Khasi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.