Countries
Philippines
  
Madagascar
  
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
  
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
Dialect 1
Balangao
  
Eastern Malagasy
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Merina
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Bontoc
  
Western Malagasy
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Sakalava
  
How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00
  
24
Dialect 3
Not present
  
Not Available
  
Where They Speak
Not present
  
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
9.10 million
  
99+
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
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
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Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Malagasy greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Ilocano and Malagasy language. Ilocano word for "Hello" is Kablaaw or Malagasy word for "Thank You" is Misaotra. Find more of such common Ilocano Greetings and Malagasy Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Ilocano vs Malagasy Difficulty
The Ilocano vs Malagasy difficulty level basically depends on the number of Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Malagasy are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Ilocano and Malagasy, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Ilocano is Not Available while to learn Malagasy time required is Not Available.