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Malagasy vs Catalan


Catalan vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Spain  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  

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.
  
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
21  
3
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Hola  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Gràcies  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Com estàs?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Bon dia  

Please
azafady  
Sisplau  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
Perdó!  

Bye
Veloma!  
Adéu  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Caló  

Where They Speak
Merina  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
17
440,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
24
2,400,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Not Available  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
Not Available  
Spain  

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available  
9.20 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
40
Not Available  

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
5.10 million  
28

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
català  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  

French Name
malgache  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Katalanisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Romance  

Branch
Indonesian  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Language Position
84  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
cat  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
cat  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mala1537  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-e  

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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Malagasy and Catalan Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Catalan language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Catalan language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Malagasy and Catalan Language History.

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Malagasy and Catalan Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Malagasy and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Malagasy and Catalan language. Malagasy word for "Hello" is Salama! or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Malagasy Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Malagasy vs Catalan Difficulty

The Malagasy vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Catalan Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Malagasy and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is Not Available while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.

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