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Malagasy and Assamese


Assamese and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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.
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Similar To
Not Available   
Bengali and Oriya   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
11   
8

How Many Consonants
20   
10
41   
30

Scripts
Latin   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
15.30 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
0.24 %   
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   

History

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   

Language Position
84   
99+
65   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

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   

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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.

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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.

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