Countries
Madagascar
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Not Available
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Misaotra
obrigado
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
Como você está?
Good Night
Alina tsara
boa noite
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
boa Tarde
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
bom Dia
Sorry
Miala tsiny
pesaroso
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
Azafady
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Merina
Brazil
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Portugal
Dialect 3
Not Available
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Not Available
Daman and Diu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
Português
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Português
French Name
malgache
portugais
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
1000 AD
3rd Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
Romance
Branch
Indonesian
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mala1537
port1283
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Malagasy and Portuguese 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 Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and Portuguese Speaking population
Malagasy and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Malagasy vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and Portuguese Language Codes
Malagasy and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.