Malagasy and Sundanese
Countries
Madagascar
West Java
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Indonesia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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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 Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
Similar To
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Madurese and Malay Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Latin, Sundanese
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
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How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
Kumaha kabarna?
Good Night
Alina tsara
Wilujeng kulem
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
Wilujeng wengi
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
Wilujeng siang
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
Wilujeng énjing
Sorry
Miala tsiny
Hapunten
Bye
Veloma!
Wilujeng angkat
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Western dialect
Where They Speak
Merina
Banten
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Northern dialect
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Bogor
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
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Priangan dialect
Where They Speak
Not Available
Bandung
How Many People Speak?
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Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
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Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Priangan, Sunda
French Name
malgache
soundanais
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Sundanesisch
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
Origin
1000 AD
5th century AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
Indonesian
Branch
Indonesian
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Sundanese
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
mala1537
sund1251
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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All Malagasy and Sundanese 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 Sundanese dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Sundanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Sundanese Dialects are spoken in different Sundanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Sundanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Sundanese dialects include: Western dialect , Northern dialect. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and Sundanese Speaking population
Malagasy and Sundanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Sundanese languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Sundanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 %. 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 Sundanese on Malagasy vs Sundanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and Sundanese Language Codes
Malagasy and Sundanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Sundanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.