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Malagasy and Swedish


Swedish and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   
Sweden   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Finland   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Antartica, Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish 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.
  
  • In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
  • Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Norwegian and Danish Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Old Norse Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
21   
3
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
9   
6

How Many Consonants
20   
10
18   
8

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
hej   

Thank You
Misaotra   
tacka dig   

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!   
hur mår du   

Good Night
Alina tsara   
godnatt   

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e   
god kväll   

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e   
god eftermiddag   

Good Morning
Maraina tsara   
god morgon   

Please
azafady   
vänligen   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
ledsen   

Bye
Veloma!   
hej då   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
jag älskar dig   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
ursäkta mig   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Dialects   

Where They Speak
Merina   
Gabon   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
78,000,000.00   
6

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Dialects   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
Georgia   

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00   
24
78,000,000.00   
2

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Dialects   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
France   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
96,000,000.00   
1

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
79   
33

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
15.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
8.70 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.00 million   
29

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
Svenska   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Ruotsi, Svenska   

French Name
malgache   
suédois   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Schwedisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Swedes, Finland Swedes   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
13th Century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Austronesian   
Germanic   

Branch
Indonesian   
Northern (Scandinavian)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Swedish   

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy   
Standard Swedish   

Language Position
84   
99+
89   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mg   
sv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg   
swe   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
swe   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
swe   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
swed1254   

Linguasphere
No data available   
52-AAA-ck to -cw   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Malagasy and Swedish Speaking population

Malagasy and Swedish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Swedish languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Swedish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 %. 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 Swedish on Malagasy vs Swedish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Swedish Language Codes

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

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