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Malagasy and Vietnamese


Vietnamese and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   
Vietnam   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Czech Republic   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Chinese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Chinese Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
21   
3
37   
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
20   
10
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
Xin chào   

Thank You
Misaotra   
Cam on   

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!   
Bạn khỏe không?   

Good Night
Alina tsara   
Chúc ngủ ngon   

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e   
Chào buổi tối   

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e   
Chào buổi trưa   

Good Morning
Maraina tsara   
Chào buổi sáng   

Please
azafady   
xin vui lòng   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
Xin lỗi   

Bye
Veloma!   
Tạm biệt   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
tôi yêu bạn   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
Xin loi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Northern Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Merina   
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
North-central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa   

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00   
24
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Mid-Central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
5   
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
91.00 million   
16

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
tiếng việt (㗂越)   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   

French Name
malgache   
vietnamien   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Vietnamesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
c. 1440   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Austronesian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indonesian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese   

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy   
Standard Vietnamese   

Language Position
84   
99+
14   
13

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Vietnamese sign languages   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mg   
vi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg   
vie   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
vie   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
vie   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
viet1252   

Linguasphere
No data available   
46-EBA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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

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Malagasy and Vietnamese Speaking population

Malagasy and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Vietnamese language is 1.14 %. 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 Vietnamese on Malagasy vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Vietnamese Language Codes

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

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