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Igbo vs Malagasy


Malagasy vs 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
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Derived From
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Alphabets

Alphabets in
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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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Igbo and Malagasy Language History

Comparison of Igbo vs Malagasy language history gives us differences between origin of Igbo and Malagasy language. History of Igbo language states that this language originated in 30th Century BC whereas history of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Igbo and Malagasy Language History.

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Igbo and Malagasy Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Igbo and Malagasy greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Igbo and Malagasy language. Igbo word for "Hello" is kedụ or Malagasy word for "Thank You" is Misaotra. Find more of such common Igbo Greetings and Malagasy Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Igbo vs Malagasy Difficulty

The Igbo vs Malagasy difficulty level basically depends on the number of Igbo Alphabets and Malagasy Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Igbo and Malagasy are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Igbo and Malagasy, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Igbo is 52 weeks while to learn Malagasy time required is Not Available.

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