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Malagasy and Albanian


Albanian and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana   

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.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
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Similar To
Not Available   
Romanian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
20   
10
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
Përshëndetje   

Thank You
Misaotra   
Ju faleminderit   

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!   
Si jeni?   

Good Night
Alina tsara   
natën e mirë   

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e   
mirëmbrëma   

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e   
mirëdita   

Good Morning
Maraina tsara   
mirëmengjes   

Please
azafady   
Ju lutem   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
Me fal   

Bye
Veloma!   
mirupafshim   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
unë e dua ju   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
Më falni   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Gheg Albanian   

Where They Speak
Merina   
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
3,400,000.00   
20

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Tosk Albanian   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey   

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00   
24
1,800,000.00   
20

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Arbëresh   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
100,000.00   
28

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
7.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
Not Available   

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
3.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
3.60 million   
31

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
shqip / gjuha shqipe   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Not Available   

French Name
malgache   
albanais   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Albanisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ʃcip]   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Albanians   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
1462 AD   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Austronesian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indonesian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Albanian   

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy   
Standard Albanian   

Language Position
84   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mg   
sq   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg   
sqi   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
alb   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
sqi   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
alba1267   

Linguasphere
No data available   
55-AAA-aaa   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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

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Malagasy and Albanian Speaking population

Malagasy and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian 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 Albanian on Malagasy vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Albanian Language Codes

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

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