Malagasy and Japanese
Countries
Madagascar
Japan
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Japan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Palau
Regulated By
Not Available
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
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Korean Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
Salama!
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
Misaotra
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
Alina tsara
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
azafady
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
Miala tsiny
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
Veloma!
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
Azafady
すみません (Sumimasen)
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Sanuki
Where They Speak
Merina
Kagawa
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Hakata
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Fukuoka
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not Available
Kansai
Where They Speak
Not Available
kansai
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
日本語
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Not Available
French Name
malgache
japonais
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Japanisch
Pronunciation
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/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
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Branch
Indonesian
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Early Forms
No early forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Japanese
Signed Forms
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Signed Japanese
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
mala1537
nucl1643
Linguasphere
No data available
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Malagasy and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and Japanese Speaking population
Malagasy and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Malagasy vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and Japanese Language Codes
Malagasy and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.