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Catalan and Malagasy


Malagasy and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
Madagascar   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   

Second Language
Spain   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
27   
9
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
23   
13
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
Salama!   

Thank You
Gràcies   
Misaotra   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
Manao ahoana!   

Good Night
Bona nit   
Alina tsara   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
Maraina tsara   

Please
Sisplau   
azafady   

Sorry
Perdó!   
Miala tsiny   

Bye
Adéu   
Veloma!   

I Love You
T'estimo   
Tiako ianao.   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
Azafady   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Eastern Malagasy   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Merina   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
5,000,000.00   
17

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Western Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Sakalava   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
1,200,000.00   
24

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Not Available   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
Not Available   

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.28 %   
40

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
18.00 million   
38

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
Not Available   

Native Name
català   
Fiteny Malagasy   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Malagasy Sign Language   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
malgache   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Malagassi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Malagasy people   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Austronesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indonesian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
standard Malagasy   

Language Position
Not Available   
84   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
mg   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
mlg   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
mlg   

ISO 639 3
cat   
mlg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
mala1537   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Verb-Object-Subject   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Catalan and Malagasy 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 Catalan and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Catalan and Malagasy Speaking population

Catalan and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Catalan and Malagasy on Catalan vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Malagasy Language Codes

Catalan and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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