Countries
Madagascar
  
Philippines
  
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 in
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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
  
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
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
  
90.00 million
  
17
Speaking Population
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
  
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
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.
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.