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Cebuano and Malagasy


Malagasy and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Madagascar  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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  
Not Available  

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  
Not Available  

Derived From
Island of Cebu  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
21  
3
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
16  
6
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks  
1
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Hoy  
Salama!  

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  

Please
Palihug  
azafady  

Sorry
Ikasubo ko  
Miala tsiny  

Bye
Babay  
Veloma!  

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw  
Tiako ianao.  

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi  
Azafady  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano  
Eastern Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Bohol  
Merina  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
5,000,000.00  
17

Dialect 2
Southern Kana  
Western Malagasy  

Where They Speak
southern Leyte  
Sakalava  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,200,000.00  
24

Dialect 3
North Kana  
Not Available  

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte  
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available  
Not Available  

Speaking Population
0.32 %  
38
0.28 %  
40

Native Speakers
21.00 million  
36
18.00 million  
38

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million  
19
Not Available  

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
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Cebuano people  
Malagasy people  

History

Origin
16th century  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Austronesian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indonesian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano  
standard Malagasy  

Language Position
62  
99+
84  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
mg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb  
mlg  

ISO 639 2/B
ceb  
mlg  

ISO 639 3
ceb  
mlg  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
cebu1242  
mala1537  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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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.

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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.

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