Countries
Madagascar
West Java
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Indonesia
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Madurese and Malay Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
2133
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
55
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2016
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin, Sundanese
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
36
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks40 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Salama!
Halo
Thank You
Misaotra
Nuhun
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
Kumaha kabarna?
Good Night
Alina tsara
Wilujeng kulem
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
Wilujeng wengi
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
Wilujeng siang
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
Wilujeng énjing
Please
azafady
Mangga
Sorry
Miala tsiny
Hapunten
Bye
Veloma!
Wilujeng angkat
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
Excuse Me
Azafady
Punten
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Western dialect
Where They Speak
Merina
Banten
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.0040,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Northern dialect
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Bogor
How Many People Speak
1,200,000.0040,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy
Priangan dialect
Where They Speak
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Bandung
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.0040,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
26
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
25.00 million39.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.28 %0.57 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
18.00 million38.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
18.00 million39.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
Basa Sunda
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Priangan, Sunda
French Name
malgache
soundanais
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Sundanesisch
Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
[sʊnˈdæniːs]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
Origin
1000 AD
5th century AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
Indonesian
Branch
Indonesian
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Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Sundanese
Language Position
8442
1
120
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Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language
Sundanese Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
mg
su
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mlg
sun
ISO 639 2/B
mlg
sun
ISO 639 3
mlg
sun
ISO 639 6
mlg
sun
Glottocode
mala1537
sund1251
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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