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Malagasy and Bengali


Bengali and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   
Bangladesh, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
India   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi   

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.
  
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Assamese and Oriya   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
51   
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
11   
8

How Many Consonants
20   
10
40   
29

Scripts
Latin   
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
হ্যালো (Hyālō)   

Thank You
Misaotra   
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)   

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!   
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)   

Good Night
Alina tsara   
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)   

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e   
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)   

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e   
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)   

Good Morning
Maraina tsara   
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)   

Please
azafady   
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)   

Bye
Veloma!   
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Chakma   

Where They Speak
Merina   
Bangladesh, Burma, India   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
330,000.00   
36

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Hajong   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00   
24
71,000.00   
36

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Rarhi   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
India   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
215.00 million   
9

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
3.11 %   
8

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
196.00 million   
7

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
19.00 million   
16

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa   

French Name
malgache   
bengali   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Bengali   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Bengalis (Bengali people)   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
1000–1200 CE   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Austronesian   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Indonesian   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Abahatta, Old Bengali   

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy   
Bengali   

Language Position
84   
99+
4   
4

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mg   
bn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg   
ben   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
ben   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
ben   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
beng1280   

Linguasphere
No data available   
59-AAF-u   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Malagasy and Bengali 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 Bengali dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Bengali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Bengali Dialects are spoken in different Bengali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Bengali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Bengali dialects include: Chakma , Hajong. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Malagasy and Bengali Speaking population

Malagasy and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 %. 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 Bengali on Malagasy vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Bengali Language Codes

Malagasy and Bengali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Bengali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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