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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
- 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
Tagalog Language
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Spanish Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Kumusta
  
Salama!
  
Thank You
Salamat
  
Misaotra
  
How Are You?
Kumusta
  
Manao ahoana!
  
Good Night
magandang gabi
  
Alina tsara
  
Good Evening
Magandang gabi
  
Manao ahoana e
  
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon
  
Manao ahoana e
  
Good Morning
Magandang umaga
  
Maraina tsara
  
Please
Mangyaring
  
azafady
  
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
  
Miala tsiny
  
Bye
Paalam
  
Veloma!
  
I Love You
Mahal kita
  
Tiako ianao.
  
Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako
  
Azafady
  
Dialect 1
Bikol
  
Eastern Malagasy
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Merina
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Hiligaynon
  
Western Malagasy
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Sakalava
  
How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00
  
11
1,200,000.00
  
24
Dialect 3
Waray
  
Not Available
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00
  
13
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
90.00 million
  
17
Not Available
  
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
45.00 million
  
23
18.00 million
  
38
Second Language Speakers
45.00 million
  
13
Not Available
  
Native Name
filipino
  
Fiteny Malagasy
  
Alternative Names
Pilipino
  
Malagasy Sign Language
  
French Name
filipino; pilipino
  
malgache
  
German Name
Pilipino
  
Malagassi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Malagasy people
  
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
Filipino
  
standard Malagasy
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
No Data Available
  
mg
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
fil
  
mlg
  
ISO 639 2/B
fil
  
mlg
  
ISO 639 3
fil
  
mlg
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
fili1244
  
mala1537
  
Linguasphere
No Data Available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Verb-Object-Subject
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
All Filipino 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 Filipino and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Filipino and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Filipino are spoken in different Filipino Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Filipino vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Filipino dialects include: Bikol, Hiligaynon. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Filipino and Malagasy Speaking population
Filipino and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Filipino and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Filipino and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Filipino 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 Filipino and Malagasy on Filipino vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Filipino and Malagasy Language Codes
Filipino and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Filipino and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.