Cebuano and Malagasy
Countries
Philippines
Madagascar
National Language
Philippines
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Philippines
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
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Interesting Facts
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
- 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
Hiligaynon Language
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Derived From
Island of Cebu
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Alphabets in
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Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Salamat
Misaotra
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
Alina tsara
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
Maraina tsara
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
Miala tsiny
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
Azafady
Dialect 1
Boholano
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Bohol
Merina
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Sakalava
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
North Kana
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Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
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How Many People Speak?
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
Visayan
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
cebuano
malgache
German Name
Cebuano
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Malagasy people
Origin
16th century
1000 AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
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Austronesian
Branch
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Indonesian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
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mg
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
cebu1242
mala1537
Linguasphere
No data Available
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
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All Cebuano 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 Cebuano and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Cebuano and Malagasy Speaking population
Cebuano and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % 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 Cebuano and Malagasy on Cebuano vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Cebuano and Malagasy Language Codes
Cebuano and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cebuano and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.