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Sundanese and Malagasy


Malagasy and Sundanese


Countries

Countries
West Java   
Madagascar   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
16   
6
20   
10

Scripts
Latin, Sundanese   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Greetings

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   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western dialect   
Eastern Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Banten   
Merina   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000,000.00   
17

Dialect 2
Northern dialect   
Western Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Bogor   
Sakalava   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,200,000.00   
24

Dialect 3
Priangan dialect   
Not Available   

Where They Speak
Bandung   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
39.00 million   
32
Not Available   

Speaking Population
0.57 %   
27
0.28 %   
40

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
18.00 million   
38

Native Name
Not Available   
Fiteny Malagasy   

Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda   
Malagasy Sign Language   

French Name
soundanais   
malgache   

German Name
Sundanesisch   
Malagassi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui   
Malagasy people   

History

Origin
5th century AD   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Indonesian   
Austronesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indonesian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Sundanese   
standard Malagasy   

Language Position
Not Available   
84   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Sundanese and Malagasy 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 Sundanese and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Sundanese and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sundanese are spoken in different Sundanese Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sundanese vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sundanese dialects include: Western dialect, Northern dialect. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Sundanese and Malagasy Speaking population

Sundanese and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sundanese and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Sundanese and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Sundanese and Malagasy on Sundanese vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sundanese and Malagasy Language Codes

Sundanese and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sundanese and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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