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Catalan vs Malagasy


Malagasy vs 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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Catalan and Malagasy Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Malagasy language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Malagasy language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Catalan and Malagasy Language History.

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Catalan and Malagasy 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 Catalan and Malagasy greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Malagasy language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Malagasy word for "Thank You" is Misaotra. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Malagasy Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Catalan vs Malagasy Difficulty

The Catalan vs Malagasy difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Malagasy 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 Catalan and Malagasy are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Malagasy, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Malagasy time required is Not Available.

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