Countries
Madagascar
  
Madagascar
  
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
  
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
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Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Salama!
  
Salama!
  
Thank You
Misaotra
  
Misaotra
  
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
  
Manao ahoana!
  
Good Night
Alina tsara
  
Alina tsara
  
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
  
Manao ahoana e
  
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
  
Manao ahoana e
  
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
  
Maraina tsara
  
Please
azafady
  
azafady
  
Sorry
Miala tsiny
  
Miala tsiny
  
Bye
Veloma!
  
Veloma!
  
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
  
Tiako ianao.
  
Excuse Me
Azafady
  
Azafady
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
  
Eastern Malagasy
  
Where They Speak
Merina
  
Merina
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
  
Western Malagasy
  
Where They Speak
Sakalava
  
Sakalava
  
How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00
  
24
1,200,000.00
  
24
Dialect 3
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Where They Speak
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Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
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Native Speakers
18.00 million
  
38
18.00 million
  
38
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
  
Fiteny Malagasy
  
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
  
Malagasy Sign Language
  
French Name
malgache
  
malgache
  
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
  
Malagassi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
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Ethnicity
Malagasy people
  
Malagasy people
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Austronesian
  
Austronesian
  
Branch
Indonesian
  
Indonesian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
  
standard Malagasy
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
mg
  
mg
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mlg
  
mlg
  
ISO 639 2/B
mlg
  
mlg
  
ISO 639 3
mlg
  
mlg
  
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
mala1537
  
mala1537
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
  
Verb-Object-Subject
  
Language Morphological Typology
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All Malagasy and Malagasy 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 Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and Malagasy Speaking population
Malagasy and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Malagasy on Malagasy vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and Malagasy Language Codes
Malagasy and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.