Countries
West Java
Madagascar
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Indonesia
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
- 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.
Similar To
Madurese and Malay Languages
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
3321
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
55
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1620
9
60
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Scripts
Latin, Sundanese
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
63
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
40 weeks30 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Halo
Salama!
Thank You
Nuhun
Misaotra
How Are You?
Kumaha kabarna?
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
Wilujeng kulem
Alina tsara
Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
Wilujeng énjing
Maraina tsara
Please
Mangga
azafady
Sorry
Hapunten
Miala tsiny
Bye
Wilujeng angkat
Veloma!
I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
Punten
Azafady
Dialect 1
Western dialect
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Banten
Merina
How Many People Speak
40,000,000.005,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Northern dialect
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Bogor
Sakalava
How Many People Speak
40,000,000.001,200,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Priangan dialect
Plateau Malagasy
Where They Speak
Bandung
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How Many People Speak
40,000,000.0020,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
62
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
39.00 million25.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.57 %0.28 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
38.00 million18.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
39.00 million18.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Basa Sunda
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
soundanais
malgache
German Name
Sundanesisch
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[sʊnˈdæniːs]
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
Malagasy people
Origin
5th century AD
1000 AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Austronesian
Branch
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Indonesian
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Sundanese
standard Malagasy
Language Position
4284
1
120
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Signed Forms
Sundanese Sign Language
Malagasy Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
su
mg
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
sun
mlg
ISO 639 2/B
sun
mlg
ISO 639 3
sun
mlg
ISO 639 6
sun
mlg
Glottocode
sund1251
mala1537
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
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