LEXICOSTATISTICS OF MALAY AND MALAGASY LANGUAGES: COMPARATIVE HISTORICAL LINGUISTIC STUDY

This study examines the kinship of Malay language and Malagasy language. These two languages come from same proto language, namely Proto Austronesian (PAN). Departing researchers’ assumptions about linguistic relationship both at phoneme morpheme levels, there is a close system or between these languages. Even though they are geographically geo-politically separated, preliminary research on shows several universal features, one which that agglutinative Therefore, this an attempt to find empirical evidence separation time by using grouping methods lexicostatistical techniques. The first stage, researchers collect 300 basic vocabularies compiled Swadesh (1995). method used in providing data referential method, while technique note-taking technique. Second, determine pairs cognate Third, calculate age Fourth, error term more precise time. result indicates were single 4223-3951 thousand years ago began separate their 2201-1929 BC.