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Language Comparison: Malay vs Afar
Explore the linguistic characteristics and features of both languages
| Aspect | Malay | Afar |
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Family | Austronesian | Afro-Asiatic |
Speakers | Approximately 88 million speakers (including Indonesian and other Malay dialects) | Approximately 2.7 million |
Features | Widely spoken in Southeast Asia, Malay is known for its simplicity in grammar, especially in terms of verb conjugation and lack of inflection | Spoken by the Afar people in the Horn of Africa, notable for its Cushitic roots |
Countries | Malaysia, Indonesia (as Indonesian), Brunei, Singapore, Thailand (southern provinces) | Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti |
Writing System | Latin script (Rumi) and Arabic script (Jawi) | Latin script, previously used Arabic script |
Tonal | No | No |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses prepositions and word order instead of grammatical cases | No, but has extensive use of suffixes to indicate case functions |
Derived From | Old Malay, influenced by Sanskrit, Arabic, and later Portuguese, Dutch, and English | Part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family |
Loanwords | From Sanskrit, Arabic, Portuguese, Dutch, English, and Chinese | From Arabic, Italian, and other local languages |
Dialects | Includes Malaysian Malay, Indonesian Malay (Indonesian), Brunei Malay, Kedah Malay, Kelantanese Malay, and others | There are variations but not distinctly categorized into widely recognized dialects |
Alphabets | A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z | A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z |
Family
Malay
Austronesian
Afar
Afro-Asiatic
Speakers
Malay
Approximately 88 million speakers (including Indonesian and other Malay dialects)
Afar
Approximately 2.7 million
Features
Malay
Widely spoken in Southeast Asia, Malay is known for its simplicity in grammar, especially in terms of verb conjugation and lack of inflection
Afar
Spoken by the Afar people in the Horn of Africa, notable for its Cushitic roots
Countries
Malay
Malaysia, Indonesia (as Indonesian), Brunei, Singapore, Thailand (southern provinces)
Afar
Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti
Writing System
Malay
Latin script (Rumi) and Arabic script (Jawi)
Afar
Latin script, previously used Arabic script
Tonal
Malay
No
Afar
No
Grammatical Cases
Malay
No, uses prepositions and word order instead of grammatical cases
Afar
No, but has extensive use of suffixes to indicate case functions
Derived From
Malay
Old Malay, influenced by Sanskrit, Arabic, and later Portuguese, Dutch, and English
Afar
Part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family
Loanwords
Malay
From Sanskrit, Arabic, Portuguese, Dutch, English, and Chinese
Afar
From Arabic, Italian, and other local languages
Dialects
Malay
Includes Malaysian Malay, Indonesian Malay (Indonesian), Brunei Malay, Kedah Malay, Kelantanese Malay, and others
Afar
There are variations but not distinctly categorized into widely recognized dialects
Alphabets
Malay
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Afar
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Language Facts:
Understanding these linguistic differences helps improve translation accuracy and cultural communication between Malay and Afar speakers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Malay to Afar translation
Is this translation from Malay to Afar free?
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Is the translation from Malay to Afar accurate?
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Can I translate from Afar to Malay?
Yes, absolutely! You can easily reverse the translation direction by clicking the swap button above, or visit our dedicated Afar to Malay Translation page for the reverse translation service.
How fast is the translation process?
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