Countries
Madagascar
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Germany
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
North Dakota, United States of America
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Regulated By
Not Available
Council for German Orthography
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.
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Similar To
Not Available
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Albanian Languages
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!
Wie geht es dir?
Good Night
Alina tsara
gute Nacht
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
guten Abend
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
guten Tag
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
guten Morgen
Sorry
Miala tsiny
Verzeihung
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
Ich liebe dich
Excuse Me
Azafady
Entschuldigung
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Swiss German
Where They Speak
Merina
Switzerland
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Swabian German
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Germany
Dialect 3
Not Available
Texas German
Where They Speak
Not Available
Texas
How Many People Speak
Not Available
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
Deutsch
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Deutsch, Tedesco
French Name
malgache
allemand
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Deutsch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Germans
Origin
1000 AD
6th Century AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
Germanic
Branch
Indonesian
Western
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed German
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
deus
Glottocode
mala1537
high1287, uppe1397
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ACB–dl & -dm
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Object-Verb, Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Malagasy and German 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 German dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and German language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas German Dialects are spoken in different German speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs German Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. German dialects include: Swiss German , Swabian German. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and German Speaking population
Malagasy and German speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and German languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and German Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking German language is 1.39 %. 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 German on Malagasy vs German where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and German Language Codes
Malagasy and German language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and German Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.