Japanese and Malagasy
Countries
Japan
Madagascar
National Language
Japan
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Africa
Minority Language
Palau
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- 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
Korean Language
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Salama!
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
Misaotra
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Alina tsara
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
Maraina tsara
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
azafady
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Miala tsiny
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
Veloma!
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
Azafady
Dialect 1
Sanuki
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Kagawa
Merina
Dialect 2
Hakata
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
Sakalava
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Kansai
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Where They Speak
kansai
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How Many People Speak?
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Native Name
日本語
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
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Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
japonais
malgache
German Name
Japanisch
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
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Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Malagasy people
Language Family
Japonic Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
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Austronesian
Branch
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Indonesian
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
No early forms
Standard Forms
Japanese
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1643
mala1537
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
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All Japanese 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 Japanese and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Japanese and Malagasy Speaking population
Japanese and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Malagasy on Japanese vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Japanese and Malagasy Language Codes
Japanese and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
