Malagasy and Norwegian
Countries
Madagascar
Norway
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Norway
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Nynorsk
Regulated By
Not Available
Norwegian Language Council
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.
- Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
- Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
Similar To
Not Available
Swedish and Danish Languages
Derived From
Not Available
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
hvordan har du det?
Good Night
Alina tsara
god natt
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
god kveld
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
god ettermiddag
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
god morgen
Please
azafady
Vær så snill
Sorry
Miala tsiny
unnskyld
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
Jeg Elsker Deg
Excuse Me
Azafady
unnskyld meg
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Jamtlandic
Where They Speak
Merina
Jamtland,Harjedalen
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Sognamål
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Sogn
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not Available
Hallingmål-Valdris
Where They Speak
Not Available
Hallingdal, Valdres
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
Norsk
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Norsk
French Name
malgache
norvégien nynorsk; nynorsk, norvégien
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Not Available
[nɔʂk] (Eastern Norwegian)
[nɔʁsk] (Western Norwegian)
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Norwegians
Origin
1000 AD
c. 1300 AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
Germanic
Branch
Indonesian
Northern (Scandinavian)
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Norse language, Old Norwegian, Middle Norwegian, Modern Norwegian
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Nynorsk, Bokmål
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Norwegian
Scope
Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mala1537
norw1258
Linguasphere
No data available
52-AAA-ba to -be; 52-AAA-cf to -cg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Malagasy and Norwegian 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 Norwegian dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Norwegian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Norwegian Dialects are spoken in different Norwegian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Norwegian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Norwegian dialects include: Jamtlandic , Sognamål. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and Norwegian Speaking population
Malagasy and Norwegian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Norwegian languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Norwegian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Norwegian 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 Norwegian on Malagasy vs Norwegian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and Norwegian Language Codes
Malagasy and Norwegian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Norwegian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.