Malagasy and Indonesian
Countries
Madagascar
Indonesia
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Indonesia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
East Timor, Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Regulated By
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Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
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.
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
Similar To
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Malay language
Derived From
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Malay and Dutch Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Misaotra
Terima kasih
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
Apa kabar?
Good Night
Alina tsara
Selamat Malam
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
Malam yang baik
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
Selamat Sore
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
Selamat Pagi
Please
azafady
mohon Untuk
Bye
Veloma!
Selamat tinggal
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
Aku cinta kamu
Excuse Me
Azafady
Permisi
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Sundanese
Where They Speak
Merina
Indonesia
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Balinese
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida
Dialect 3
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Minangkabau
Where They Speak
Not Available
Indonesia, Malaysia
How Many People Speak
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How Many People Speak?
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
Bahasa Melayu
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Bahasa Indonesia
French Name
malgache
indonésien
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Bahasa Indonesia
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Indonesians
Origin
1000 AD
7th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
Indonesian
Branch
Indonesian
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Early Forms
No early forms
Old Malay
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Indonesian
Signed Forms
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Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
mala1537
indo1316
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
All Malagasy and Indonesian 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 Indonesian dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Indonesian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Indonesian Dialects are spoken in different Indonesian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Indonesian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Indonesian dialects include: Sundanese , Balinese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and Indonesian Speaking population
Malagasy and Indonesian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Indonesian languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Indonesian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 %. 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 Indonesian on Malagasy vs Indonesian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and Indonesian Language Codes
Malagasy and Indonesian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Indonesian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.