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Malagasy and Malagasy


Malagasy and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
Madagascar   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
21   
3
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
20   
10
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
Not Available   

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
0.28 %   
40

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   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Malagasy people   

History

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   

Language Position
84   
99+
84   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Macrolanguage   

Code

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
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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.

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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.

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