Indonesian and Malagasy
Countries
Indonesia
Madagascar
National Language
Indonesia
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
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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 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
Malay language
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Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Terima kasih
Misaotra
How Are You?
Apa kabar?
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
Selamat Malam
Alina tsara
Good Evening
Malam yang baik
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
Selamat Sore
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
Selamat Pagi
Maraina tsara
Please
mohon Untuk
azafady
Bye
Selamat tinggal
Veloma!
I Love You
Aku cinta kamu
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
Permisi
Azafady
Dialect 1
Sundanese
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Merina
Dialect 2
Balinese
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida
Sakalava
Dialect 3
Minangkabau
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Where They Speak
Indonesia, Malaysia
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How Many People Speak
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How Many People Speak?
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
Bahasa Melayu
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Bahasa Indonesia
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
indonésien
malgache
German Name
Bahasa Indonesia
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Indonesians
Malagasy people
Origin
7th Century
1000 AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Austronesian
Branch
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Indonesian
Early Forms
Old Malay
No early forms
Standard Forms
Indonesian
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
indo1316
mala1537
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Indonesian 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 Indonesian and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Indonesian and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Indonesian are spoken in different Indonesian Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Indonesian vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Indonesian dialects include: Sundanese, Balinese. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Indonesian and Malagasy Speaking population
Indonesian and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Indonesian and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Indonesian and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 % 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 Indonesian and Malagasy on Indonesian vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Indonesian and Malagasy Language Codes
Indonesian and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Indonesian and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.