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Ilocano and Malagasy


Malagasy and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Madagascar  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
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
Commission on the Filipino Language  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  
  • 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, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  
Not Available  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
20  
10

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
Salama!  

Thank You
Agyamanak  
Misaotra  

How Are You?
Kumusta?  
Manao ahoana!  

Good Night
Naimbag a rabii  
Alina tsara  

Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat  
Maraina tsara  

Please
Not available  
azafady  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
Miala tsiny  

Bye
Pakada  
Veloma!  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
Tiako ianao.  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
Azafady  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Eastern Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Merina  

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
17

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Western Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Sakalava  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
39
1,200,000.00  
24

Dialect 3
Not present  
Not Available  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.10 million  
99+
Not Available  

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.28 %  
40

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
18.00 million  
38

Native Name
ilokano  
Fiteny Malagasy  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Malagasy Sign Language  

French Name
ilocano  
malgache  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Malagassi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Malagasy people  

History

Origin
18th 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
Modern Ilocano  
standard Malagasy  

Language Position
94  
99+
84  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
mg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
mlg  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
mlg  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
mlg  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
mala1537  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
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  

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

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Ilocano and Malagasy Speaking population

Ilocano and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % 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 Ilocano and Malagasy on Ilocano vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Ilocano and Malagasy Language Codes

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

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