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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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