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Madurese vs Malagasy


Malagasy vs Madurese


Countries

Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore  
Madagascar  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura  
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
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
  • 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 and Javanese Languages  
Not Available  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
Salama!  

Thank You
matur nuwun  
Misaotra  

How Are You?
piye kabare?  
Manao ahoana!  

Good Night
wengi sing apik  
Alina tsara  

Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Morning
Sugeng énjing  
Maraina tsara  

Please
Not Available  
azafady  

Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten  
Miala tsiny  

Bye
Not Available  
Veloma!  

I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan  
Tiako ianao.  

Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu  
Azafady  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kangean  
Eastern Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Merina  

How Many People Speak
110,000.00  
40
5,000,000.00  
17

Dialect 2
Bawean  
Western Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Sakalava  

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

Dialect 3
Bangkalan  
Not Available  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
15.00 million  
99+
Not Available  

Speaking Population
0.23 %  
99+
0.28 %  
40

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
18.00 million  
38

Native Name
Madurese  
Fiteny Malagasy  

Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  
Malagasy Sign Language  

French Name
madourais  
malgache  

German Name
Maduresisch  
Malagassi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Madurese  
Malagasy people  

History

Origin
Not Available  
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
Madurese  
standard Malagasy  

Language Position
69  
99+
84  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
mg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mad  
mlg  

ISO 639 2/B
mad  
mlg  

ISO 639 3
mad  
mlg  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
madu1247  
mala1537  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Verb-Object-Subject  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Madurese and Malagasy Language History

Comparison of Madurese vs Malagasy language history gives us differences between origin of Madurese and Malagasy language. History of Madurese language states that this language originated in Not Available whereas history of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD. 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 Madurese and Malagasy Language History.

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Madurese and Malagasy 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 Madurese and Malagasy greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Madurese and Malagasy language. Madurese word for "Hello" is Halo or Malagasy word for "Thank You" is Misaotra. Find more of such common Madurese Greetings and Malagasy Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Madurese vs Malagasy Difficulty

The Madurese vs Malagasy difficulty level basically depends on the number of Madurese Alphabets and Malagasy 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 Madurese and Malagasy are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Madurese and Malagasy, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Madurese is 44 weeks while to learn Malagasy time required is Not Available.

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