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Malagasy vs Bengali


Bengali vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

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
-  
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
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
11  
8

How Many Consonants
20  
10
40  
29

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

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
5,000,000.00  
99+
330,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Hajong  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
71,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Rarhi  

Where They Speak
-  
India  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
230,000,000.00  
1

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
215.00 million  
9

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
3.11 %  
8

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
196.00 million  
7

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
19.00 million  
31

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
84  
99+
4  
4

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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Malagasy and Bengali Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Bengali language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Bengali language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Bengali language states that this language originated in 1000–1200 CE. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Malagasy and Bengali Language History.

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Malagasy and Bengali Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Malagasy and Bengali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Malagasy and Bengali language. Malagasy word for "Hello" is Salama! or Bengali word for "Thank You" is ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad). Find more of such common Malagasy Greetings and Bengali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Malagasy vs Bengali Difficulty

The Malagasy vs Bengali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Bengali Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Malagasy and Bengali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Bengali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is 30 weeks while to learn Bengali time required is 44 weeks.

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