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Malagasy and Galician


Galician and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
Galicia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   
Galicia   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   

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.
  
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Portuguese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
20   
10
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
Ola   

Thank You
Misaotra   
Grazas   

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!   
Que tal estás?   

Good Night
Alina tsara   
Boas noites   

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e   
Boa tarde   

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e   
Boa tarde   

Good Morning
Maraina tsara   
Bos días   

Please
azafady   
Por favor   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
Síntoo!   

Bye
Veloma!   
Adeus   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
Ámote   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
Perdoe!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Eastern Galician   

Where They Speak
Merina   
East Galicia   

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

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Central Galician   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
Central Galicia   

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

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Western Galician   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
West Galicia   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
2.40 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
Not Available   

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
2.40 million   
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
Galego   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Galego, Gallego   

French Name
malgache   
galicien   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Galicisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ɡaˈleɣo]   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
c. 1175   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Austronesian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indonesian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy   
Galician   

Language Position
84   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mg   
gl   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg   
glg   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
glg   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
glg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
gali1258   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-ab   

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

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Malagasy and Galician Speaking population

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

Malagasy and Galician Language Codes

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

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