Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
Madagascar
National Language
France
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Africa, Canada
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Africa
Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
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Interesting Facts
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
- 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
Italian Language
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Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
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How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
bonne Nuit
Alina tsara
Good Evening
bonsoir
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
Bonjour
Maraina tsara
Please
S'il vous plaît
azafady
I Love You
Je t'aime
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
Excuse Moi
Azafady
Dialect 1
Quebec French
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Merina
Dialect 2
African French
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Africa
Sakalava
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Swiss French
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Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland
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How Many People Speak
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How Many People Speak?
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
français
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Français
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
français
malgache
German Name
Französisch
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
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Ethnicity
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Malagasy people
Origin
9th Century
1000 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Romance
Austronesian
Branch
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Indonesian
Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard French
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
fras
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Glottocode
stan1290
mala1537
Linguasphere
51-AAA-i
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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All French 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 French and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of French and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of French are spoken in different French Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking French vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the French dialects include: Quebec French, African French. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
French and Malagasy Speaking population
French and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which French and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of French and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 % 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 French and Malagasy on French vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
French and Malagasy Language Codes
French and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. French and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.