Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
  
Madagascar
  
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
  
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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
  
Dialect 1
Kangean
  
Eastern Malagasy
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Merina
  
How Many People Speak
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
  
How Many People Speak?
15.00 million
  
99+
Not Available
  
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
  
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Ethnicity
Madurese
  
Malagasy people
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
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
  
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Glottocode
madu1247
  
mala1537
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
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Verb-Object-Subject
  
Language Morphological Typology
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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.