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Malagasy and Irish


Irish and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   
Ireland   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Foras na Gaeilge   

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 Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
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Derived From
Not Available   
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Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
20   
10
13   
3

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
Dia dhuit   

Thank You
Misaotra   
Go raibh maith agat   

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!   
Conas atá tú ?   

Good Night
Alina tsara   
Oíche mhaith   

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Morning
Maraina tsara   
Dia dhuit ar maidin   

Please
azafady   
le do thoil   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
Tá brón orm   

Bye
Veloma!   
Slán   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
Is breá liom thú   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
Gabh mo leithscéal   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
Merina   
Connacht   

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

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Munster Irish   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
Munster   

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

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Ulster Irish   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Ulster   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
1.79 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
Not Available   

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
1.65 million   
35

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   

French Name
malgache   
irlandais moyen   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Mittelirisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Irish people   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
c. 750   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Austronesian   
Celtic   

Branch
Indonesian   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy   
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   

Language Position
84   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mg   
ga   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg   
gle   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
gle   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
gle   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
iris1253   

Linguasphere
No data available   
50-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Malagasy and Irish Speaking population

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

Malagasy and Irish Language Codes

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

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