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Malagasy and Italian


Italian and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
7   
8

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)   

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 most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
French and Portuguese Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
20   
10
16   
6

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
ciao   

Thank You
Misaotra   
grazie   

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!   
Come stai?   

Good Night
Alina tsara   
buonanotte   

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e   
buonasera   

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e   
buon pomeriggio   

Good Morning
Maraina tsara   
buongiorno   

Please
azafady   
Per Favore   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
scusate   

Bye
Veloma!   
arrivederci   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
Ti amo   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
Scusami   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Romanesco   

Where They Speak
Merina   
Lazio   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
3,000,000.00   
21

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Central Italian   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria   

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00   
24
5,000,000.00   
14

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Tuscan   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
15   
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
0.90 %   
22

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
64.00 million   
18

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
14.00 million   
20

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
Italiano   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Italiano   

French Name
malgache   
italien   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Italienisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[itaˈljaːno]   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Italians   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
960 BC   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Austronesian   
Romance   

Branch
Indonesian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy   
Italian   

Language Position
84   
99+
27   
23

Signed Forms
Not Available   
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mg   
it   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg   
ita   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
ita   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
ita   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
itas   

Glottocode
mala1537   
ital1282   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-q   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Malagasy and Italian Speaking population

Malagasy and Italian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Italian languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Italian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 %. 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 Italian on Malagasy vs Italian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Italian Language Codes

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

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