Countries
Nigeria
  
Madagascar
  
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
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
Igbo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
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Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
Not Available
  
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
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
  
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.
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.