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Malagasy and Danish


Danish and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe, North America, South America   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language 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.
  
  • Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
  • There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Norwegian and Swedish   

Derived From
Not Available   
Old Norse Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
20   
17

How Many Consonants
20   
10
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
Hallo   

Thank You
Misaotra   
Mange tak   

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!   
Hvordan har du det?   

Good Night
Alina tsara   
God nat   

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e   
God aften   

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e   
God eftermiddag   

Good Morning
Maraina tsara   
God morgen   

Please
azafady   
Please   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
Undskyld!   

Bye
Veloma!   
Farvel   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
Jeg elsker dig   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
Undskyld mig   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Scanian   

Where They Speak
Merina   
Sweden   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
80,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Jutlandic   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
Denmark   

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

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Bornholmsk   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Island of Bornholm   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
5.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
Not Available   

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
5.50 million   
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
dansk   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Dansk, Rigsdansk   

French Name
malgache   
danois   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Dänisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Danish people or Danes   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
c. 1100 AD   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Austronesian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indonesian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish   

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy   
Rigsdansk   

Language Position
84   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Danish   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mg   
da   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg   
dan   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
dan   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
dan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
dani1284   

Linguasphere
No data available   
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Malagasy and Danish Speaking population

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

Malagasy and Danish Language Codes

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

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