The Most Similar Languages to Javanese

1. Malagasy, 2. Cebuano, 3. Ilonggo, 4. Tagalog, 5. Kinaray-a

The Most Similar Languages to Malagasy

1. Javanese, 2. Tagalog, 3. Iloncano, 4. Kinaray-a, 5. Sundanese

The Sub-Saharan African Country Most Similar to the South Pacific

1. Madagascar, 2. Gabon, 3. Liberia, 4. Ghana, 5. Zambia

The Sub-Saharan African Country Most Similar to Southeast Asia

1. Madagascar, 2. Sierra Leone, 3. Gabon, 4. Ghana, 5. Ivory Coast