Indonesian and Malagasy Speaking countries

Indonesian and Malagasy as Minority Language

In Indonesian and Malagasy speaking countries you will get the countries which have Indonesian and Malagasy as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

If you want to compare Indonesian and Malagasy dialects, then you can go to Indonesian vs Malagasy Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Indonesian and Malagasy Regulators

Indonesian and Malagasy speaking countries provide you Indonesian and Malagasy regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa regulates Indonesian language.Malagasy is not regulated. Also get to learn, Indonesian and Malagasy Language History.

Indonesian and Malagasy Continents

Thinking about Indonesian and Malagasy continents in which Indonesian and Malagasy speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Indonesian and Malagasy. Most of the Indonesian speaking countries lie in Asia. While Malagasy speaking countries lie in Africa. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Indonesian and Malagasy languages:

Indonesian Interesting Facts:

• The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
• In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.

Malagasy 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 Indonesian language was derived from Malay and Dutch Languages and is similar to Malay language whereas Indonesian language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.