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
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
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
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Sundanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Alphabets
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin, Sundanese
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Hello
Salama!
  
Halo
  
Thank You
Misaotra
  
Nuhun
  
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
  
Please
azafady
  
Mangga
  
Sorry
Miala tsiny
  
Hapunten
  
Bye
Veloma!
  
Wilujeng angkat
  
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
  
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
  
Excuse Me
Azafady
  
Punten
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
  
Western dialect
  
Where They Speak
Merina
  
Banten
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
  
Northern dialect
  
Where They Speak
Sakalava
  
Bogor
  
How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00
  
24
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Not Available
  
Priangan dialect
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
Bandung
  
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
  
39.00 million
  
32
Native Speakers
18.00 million
  
38
38.00 million
  
26
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
  
Not Available
  
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
  
Priangan, Sunda
  
French Name
malgache
  
soundanais
  
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
  
Sundanesisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
  
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
5th century AD
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Austronesian
  
Indonesian
  
Branch
Indonesian
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
  
Sundanese
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mg
  
su
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mlg
  
sun
  
ISO 639 2/B
mlg
  
sun
  
ISO 639 3
mlg
  
sun
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
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Glottocode
mala1537
  
sund1251
  
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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Malagasy and Sundanese Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Malagasy and Sundanese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Malagasy and Sundanese language. Malagasy word for "Hello" is Salama! or Sundanese word for "Thank You" is Nuhun. Find more of such common Malagasy Greetings and Sundanese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Malagasy vs Sundanese Difficulty
The Malagasy vs Sundanese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Sundanese Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Malagasy and Sundanese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Sundanese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is Not Available while to learn Sundanese time required is Not Available.