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Irish and Malagasy


Malagasy and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Madagascar   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ireland   
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   

Second Language
Ireland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18   
1
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
13   
3
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
Salama!   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
Misaotra   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
Manao ahoana!   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
Alina tsara   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
Maraina tsara   

Please
le do thoil   
azafady   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
Miala tsiny   

Bye
Slán   
Veloma!   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
Tiako ianao.   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
Azafady   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Eastern Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
Merina   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000,000.00   
17

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Western Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Munster   
Sakalava   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,200,000.00   
24

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Not Available   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million   
99+
Not Available   

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.28 %   
40

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
18.00 million   
38

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
Not Available   

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   
Fiteny Malagasy   

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Malagasy Sign Language   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
malgache   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Malagassi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Malagasy people   

History

Origin
c. 750   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Austronesian   

Branch
Goidelic   
Indonesian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
standard Malagasy   

Language Position
Not Available   
84   
99+

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
mg   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
mlg   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
mlg   

ISO 639 3
gle   
mlg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
mala1537   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object   
Verb-Object-Subject   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

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Irish and Malagasy Speaking population

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

Irish and Malagasy Language Codes

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

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