Countries
Madagascar
India, Manipur
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast 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
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Regulated By
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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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
2127
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
56
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2015
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Bengali
Writing Direction
-
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Salama!
Khurumjari
Thank You
Misaotra
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
Alina tsara
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
মানিপুরি
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
Nongale haugatl
Please
azafady
Chanbiduna
Sorry
Miala tsiny
Saobiganu
Bye
Veloma!
Chatcharage
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
Azafady
দুঃখিত
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Loi
Where They Speak
Merina
Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.005,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Pangal
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00273,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
-
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.001,250,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
26
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million1.50 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.28 %0.01 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
18.00 million1.50 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
18.00 million1.50 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
malgache
Meithei
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Meithei
Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Meithei people
Origin
1000 AD
1700
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Indonesian
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Standard Meithei
Language Position
8438
1
120
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Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language
Meithei Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
-
ISO 639 1
mg
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mlg
mni
ISO 639 2/B
mlg
mni
ISO 639 3
mlg
mni
ISO 639 6
mlg
mni
Glottocode
mala1537
mani1292
Linguasphere
No data available
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Types of Language
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
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Language Morphological Typology
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