Malagasy and Somali
Countries
Madagascar
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Yemen
Regulated By
Not Available
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Not Available
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Misaotra
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
Alina tsara
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
Subax wanaagsan
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Azafady
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Merina
Gabon, Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not Available
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Not Available
Standard Somali
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
malgache
somali
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Somali
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Somalis
Origin
1000 AD
19th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
Cushitic
Branch
Indonesian
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Somali
Signed Forms
Not Available
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mala1537
soma1255
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Malagasy and Somali 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 Somali dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and Somali Speaking population
Malagasy and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali 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 Somali on Malagasy vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and Somali Language Codes
Malagasy and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.