Countries
Madagascar
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
France
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Not Available
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
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.
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
Similar To
Not Available
Italian 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
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
Alina tsara
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
Bonjour
Please
azafady
S'il vous plaît
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
Azafady
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Quebec French
Where They Speak
Merina
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
African French
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not Available
Swiss French
Where They Speak
Not Available
Northeast France, Switzerland
How Many People Speak
Not Available
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
français
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Français
French Name
malgache
français
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Französisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Not Available
Origin
1000 AD
9th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
Romance
Branch
Indonesian
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Standard French
Signed Forms
Not Available
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
fras
Glottocode
mala1537
stan1290
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Malagasy and French 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 French dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and French language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas French Dialects are spoken in different French speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs French Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. French dialects include: Quebec French , African French. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and French Speaking population
Malagasy and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and French languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Malagasy vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and French Language Codes
Malagasy and French language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and French Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
