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Malagasy and Navajo


Navajo and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
United States of America   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   
United States of America   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
North America   

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.
  
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Apache Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
20   
10
34   
24

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
Yá'át'ééh   

Thank You
Misaotra   
Ahéhee'   

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!   
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?   

Good Night
Alina tsara   
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'   

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e   
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní   

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e   
Yá'át'ééh   

Good Morning
Maraina tsara   
Yá'át'ééh abíní   

Please
azafady   
T'aa shoodi   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
Not available   

Bye
Veloma!   
Hágoónee’   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
Ayóó ánííníshí   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
Shoohá   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Navajo1   

Where They Speak
Merina   
Arizona   

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

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Navajo2   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
New Mexico   

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

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Navajo3   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Utah   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
1.70 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
Not Available   

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
1.70 million   
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Navaho   

French Name
malgache   
navaho   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Navajo-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Navajo people   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
1500 CE   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Dené–Yeniseian Family   

Subgroup
Austronesian   
Athapascan   

Branch
Indonesian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy   
Navajo   

Language Position
84   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Navajo Sign Language   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mg   
nv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg   
nav   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
nav   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
nav   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
nava1243   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic   

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All Malagasy and Navajo 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 Navajo dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Navajo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Navajo Dialects are spoken in different Navajo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Navajo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Navajo dialects include: Navajo1 , Navajo2. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Malagasy and Navajo Speaking population

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

Malagasy and Navajo Language Codes

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

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