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Malagasy and Cebuano


Cebuano and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  

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.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Hiligaynon Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Island of Cebu  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
3 weeks  
1

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Hoy  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Kumusta man ka?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
Maayong Hapon  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Maayong Buntag  

Please
azafady  
Palihug  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
Ikasubo ko  

Bye
Veloma!  
Babay  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Gihigugma ko ikaw  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Ekskyus mi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Boholano  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Bohol  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
17
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Southern Kana  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
southern Leyte  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
24
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Not Available  
North Kana  

Where They Speak
Not Available  
northern part of Leyte  

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available  
Not Available  

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
40
0.32 %  
38

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
14.50 million  
19

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
Visayan  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  

French Name
malgache  
cebuano  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Cebuano  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Cebuano people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
16th century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Not Available  

Branch
Indonesian  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Standard Cebuano  

Language Position
84  
99+
62  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
ceb  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
ceb  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
ceb  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mala1537  
cebu1242  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Malagasy and Cebuano Speaking population

Malagasy and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Cebuano on Malagasy vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Cebuano Language Codes

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

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