Malagasy and Swahili
Countries
Madagascar
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
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Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Misaotra
Asante
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
Habari gani?
Good Night
Alina tsara
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
Habari za asubuhi
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
nakupenda
Excuse Me
Azafady
Samahani
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Merina
Zanzibar island
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Kimrima
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Dar es Salaam
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not Available
Kimgao
Where They Speak
Not Available
Kilwa
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
Not Available
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
malgache
swahili
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Swahili
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Swahili people or Waswahili
Origin
1000 AD
6th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Swahili
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
mala1537
swah1254
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
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All Malagasy and Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and Swahili Speaking population
Malagasy and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili 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 Swahili on Malagasy vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and Swahili Language Codes
Malagasy and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.