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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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