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
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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
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