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Igbo and Malagasy


Malagasy and Igbo


Countries

Countries
Nigeria   
Madagascar   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Nigeria   
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa   

Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36   
18
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
5   
2

How Many Consonants
28   
18
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks   
12
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
kedụ   
Salama!   

Thank You
dalụ   
Misaotra   

How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere   
Manao ahoana!   

Good Night
ka chi fo   
Alina tsara   

Good Evening
mgbede ọma   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma   
Maraina tsara   

Please
Biko   
azafady   

Sorry
Ndo   
Miala tsiny   

Bye
Not Available   
Veloma!   

I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya   
Tiako ianao.   

Excuse Me
ngọpụ   
Azafady   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Enuani   
Eastern Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Nigeria   
Merina   

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

Dialect 2
Ngwa   
Western Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Nigeria   
Sakalava   

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00   
22
1,200,000.00   
24

Dialect 3
Not present   
Not Available   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
Not Available   

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.28 %   
40

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
18.00 million   
38

Native Name
igbo   
Fiteny Malagasy   

Alternative Names
Ibo   
Malagasy Sign Language   

French Name
igbo   
malgache   

German Name
Ibo-Sprache   
Malagassi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Igbo people   
Malagasy people   

History

Origin
30th Century BC   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Kwa   
Austronesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indonesian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Igbo   
standard Malagasy   

Language Position
57   
99+
84   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ig   
mg   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ibo   
mlg   

ISO 639 2/B
ibo   
mlg   

ISO 639 3
ibo   
mlg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1417   
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
Agglutinative   
Not Available   

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All Igbo 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 Igbo and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Igbo and Malagasy Speaking population

Igbo and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo 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 Igbo and Malagasy on Igbo vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Igbo and Malagasy Language Codes

Igbo and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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