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Ilocano vs Malagasy


Malagasy vs 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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Ilocano and Malagasy Language History

Comparison of Ilocano vs Malagasy language history gives us differences between origin of Ilocano and Malagasy language. History of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th Century 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 Ilocano and Malagasy Language History.

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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.

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