Malagasy and Malaysian
Countries
Madagascar
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Malaysia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Thailand
Regulated By
Not Available
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
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.
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
Similar To
Not Available
Indonesian Language
Derived From
Not Available
Tamil Language
Alphabets in
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200
Malaysian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Misaotra
terima kasih
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
Apa khabar?
Good Night
Alina tsara
Selamat Malam
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
Selamat Petang
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
Selamat tengah hari
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
Selamat pagi
Bye
Veloma!
Selamat tinggal
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
Saya sayang kamu
Excuse Me
Azafady
Maafkan saya
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Bengkulu
Where They Speak
Merina
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Pekal
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Indonesia
Dialect 3
Not Available
Musi
Where They Speak
Not Available
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
Bahasa melayu
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Not Available
French Name
malgache
malais
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Malaiisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Not Available
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
Not Available
Branch
Indonesian
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Signed Forms
Not Available
Malaysian Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mala1537
stan1306
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative
All Malagasy and Malaysian 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 Malaysian dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Malaysian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Malaysian Dialects are spoken in different Malaysian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Malaysian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Malaysian dialects include: Bengkulu , Pekal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and Malaysian Speaking population
Malagasy and Malaysian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Malaysian languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Malaysian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malaysian 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 Malaysian on Malagasy vs Malaysian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and Malaysian Language Codes
Malagasy and Malaysian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Malaysian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.