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Dutch and Malagasy Speaking countries


Malagasy and Dutch Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname   
Madagascar   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname   
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   

Second Language
South Africa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America   
Africa   

Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
  
  • 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
German and English Languages   
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Derived From
Not Available   
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Dutch and Malagasy as Minority Language

In Dutch and Malagasy speaking countries you will get the countries which have Dutch and Malagasy as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Dutch as minority language: France, Germany, Indonesia.
  • Malagasy as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

If you want to compare Dutch and Malagasy dialects, then you can go to Dutch vs Malagasy Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Dutch and Malagasy Regulators

Dutch and Malagasy speaking countries provide you Dutch and Malagasy regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union) regulates Dutch language.Malagasy is not regulated. Also get to learn, Dutch and Malagasy Language History.

Dutch and Malagasy Continents

Thinking about Dutch and Malagasy continents in which Dutch and Malagasy speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Dutch and Malagasy. Most of the Dutch speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe, North America, South America. While Malagasy speaking countries lie in Africa. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Dutch and Malagasy languages:

Dutch Interesting Facts:

Malagasy Interesting Facts:

The Dutch language was derived from Not Available and is similar to German and English Languages whereas Dutch language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.

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