Countries
Madagascar
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Not Available
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
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.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
Similar To
Not Available
Armenian
Derived From
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Latin
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
Salama!
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
Misaotra
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
Alina tsara
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
azafady
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
Miala tsiny
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Bye
Veloma!
αντίο (antío)
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
Azafady
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
Merina
Greece
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Griko
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Italy
Dialect 3
Not Available
Mariupol
Where They Speak
Not Available
Ukraine
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
malgache
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Greeks or Hellenes
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
Hellenic
Branch
Indonesian
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Modern Greek
Signed Forms
Not Available
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
ells
Glottocode
mala1537
gree1276
Linguasphere
No data available
56-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Malagasy and Greek 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 Greek dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and Greek Speaking population
Malagasy and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Malagasy vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and Greek Language Codes
Malagasy and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.