Malagasy and Afrikaans
Countries
Madagascar
South Africa
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Not Available
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Not Available
Dutch Language
Derived From
Not Available
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Misaotra
Dankie
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
Alina tsara
goeie nag
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
Goeie middag
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
goeie more
Bye
Veloma!
Not Available
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Azafady
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Merina
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not Available
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Not Available
Namibia
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Cape Dutch
French Name
malgache
afrikaans
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Afrikaners
Origin
1000 AD
17th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
Germanic
Branch
Indonesian
Western
Early Forms
No early forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Standard Afrikaans
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
afrs
Glottocode
mala1537
afri1274
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic
All Malagasy and Afrikaans 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 Malagasy and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and Afrikaans Speaking population
Malagasy and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available. 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 Malagasy and Afrikaans on Malagasy vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and Afrikaans Language Codes
Malagasy and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.