Countries
Madagascar
  
India
  
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Bangladesh, Bhutan
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Asam Sahitya Sabha
  
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.
  
- Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
- Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
Similar To
Not Available
  
Bengali and Oriya
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Assamese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Bengali
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Salama!
  
nomoskaar
  
Thank You
Misaotra
  
ḍhonyobaaḍ
  
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
  
aapuni kene aase?
  
Good Night
Alina tsara
  
subhoraattri
  
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
  
subha gadhuli
  
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
  
subha abeli
  
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
  
suprobhaat
  
Please
azafady
  
anugroha kori
  
Sorry
Miala tsiny
  
moi ḍukkhita
  
Bye
Veloma!
  
biḍai
  
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
  
moi tomaak bhaalpaao
  
Excuse Me
Azafady
  
kyoma koribo
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
  
Kamrupi
  
Where They Speak
Merina
  
Western Assam
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
6,000,000.00
  
16
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
  
Goalpariya
  
Where They Speak
Sakalava
  
Western Assam
  
How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00
  
24
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Not Available
  
Bhakatiya
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
Assam
  
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
  
15.30 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
18.00 million
  
38
15.00 million
  
40
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
  
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)
  
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
  
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya
  
French Name
malgache
  
assamais
  
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
  
Assamesisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
  
Assamese people
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
7th century A.D
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Austronesian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Indonesian
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Kamarupa
  
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
  
Assamese
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mg
  
as
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mlg
  
asm
  
ISO 639 2/B
mlg
  
asm
  
ISO 639 3
mlg
  
asm
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mala1537
  
assa1263
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
59-AAF-w
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
All Malagasy and Assamese 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 Malagasy and Assamese dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Assamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Assamese Dialects are spoken in different Assamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Assamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Assamese dialects include: Kamrupi , Goalpariya. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and Assamese Speaking population
Malagasy and Assamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Assamese languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Assamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 %. 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 Malagasy and Assamese on Malagasy vs Assamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and Assamese Language Codes
Malagasy and Assamese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Assamese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.