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Irish vs Malagasy


Malagasy vs 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
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Derived From
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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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Irish and Malagasy Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Malagasy language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Malagasy language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 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 Irish and Malagasy Language History.

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Irish 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 Irish and Malagasy greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Irish and Malagasy language. Irish word for "Hello" is Dia dhuit or Malagasy word for "Thank You" is Misaotra. Find more of such common Irish Greetings and Malagasy Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Irish vs Malagasy Difficulty

The Irish vs Malagasy difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish 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 Irish and Malagasy are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Malagasy, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Malagasy time required is Not Available.

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