Countries
Madagascar
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Spain
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Not Available
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Not Available
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Misaotra
Gràcies
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
Com estàs?
Good Night
Alina tsara
Bona nit
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
Bona tarda
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
Bon dia
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
T'estimo
Excuse Me
Azafady
Dispensi!
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Caló
Where They Speak
Merina
France, Portugal, Spain
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Valencian
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Spain
Dialect 3
Not Available
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
Not Available
Spain
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
català
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
malgache
catalan; valencien
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Catalan people
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
Romance
Branch
Indonesian
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Catalan
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mala1537
stan1289
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAA-e
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Malagasy and Catalan 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 Catalan dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Catalan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Catalan Dialects are spoken in different Catalan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Catalan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Catalan dialects include: Caló , Valencian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and Catalan Speaking population
Malagasy and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan 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 Catalan on Malagasy vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and Catalan Language Codes
Malagasy and Catalan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Catalan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.