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Malagasy and Filipino


Filipino 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   
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino   

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Tagalog Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Spanish Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
28   
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
20   
10
23   
13

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
Kumusta   

Thank You
Misaotra   
Salamat   

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!   
Kumusta   

Good Night
Alina tsara   
magandang gabi   

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e   
Magandang gabi   

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e   
Magandang hapon   

Good Morning
Maraina tsara   
Magandang umaga   

Please
azafady   
Mangyaring   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
pinagsisisihan   

Bye
Veloma!   
Paalam   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
Mahal kita   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
patawarin ninyo ako   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Bikol   

Where They Speak
Merina   
Philippines   

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

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Hiligaynon   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00   
24
8,200,000.00   
11

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Waray   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,600,000.00   
13

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
90.00 million   
17

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
Not Available   

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
45.00 million   
23

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
45.00 million   
13

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
filipino   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Pilipino   

French Name
malgache   
filipino; pilipino   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Pilipino   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Not Available   

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   
Filipino   

Language Position
84   
99+
Not Available   

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   
fil   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
fil   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
fil   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
fili1244   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No Data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Malagasy and Filipino Speaking population

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

Malagasy and Filipino Language Codes

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

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