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Malagasy and Indonesian


Indonesian and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
Indonesia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
Malay language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Malay and Dutch Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
20   
10
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
7   
6

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
Halo   

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   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
maaf   

Bye
Veloma!   
Selamat tinggal   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
Aku cinta kamu   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
Permisi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Sundanese   

Where They Speak
Merina   
Indonesia   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
38,000,000.00   
8

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Balinese   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida   

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00   
24
3,300,000.00   
17

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Minangkabau   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Indonesia, Malaysia   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,000,000.00   
7

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
46   
30

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
1.16 %   
14

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
23.00 million   
34

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
140.00 million   
4

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
Bahasa Melayu   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Bahasa Indonesia   

French Name
malgache   
indonésien   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Bahasa Indonesia   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Indonesians   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
7th Century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Austronesian   
Indonesian   

Branch
Indonesian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Malay   

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy   
Indonesian   

Language Position
84   
99+
56   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mg   
id   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg   
ind   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
ind   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
ind   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
indo1316   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative   

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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.

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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.

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