Countries
Madagascar
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
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 in
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Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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)
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
  
Chakma
  
Where They Speak
Merina
  
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
  
Hajong
  
Where They Speak
Sakalava
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00
  
24
Dialect 3
Not Available
  
Rarhi
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
India
  
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
  
215.00 million
  
9
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)
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
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