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Malagasy vs Cebuano


Cebuano vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  

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.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Hiligaynon Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Island of Cebu  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
3 weeks  
1

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Hoy  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Kumusta man ka?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
Maayong Hapon  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Maayong Buntag  

Please
azafady  
Palihug  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
Ikasubo ko  

Bye
Veloma!  
Babay  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Gihigugma ko ikaw  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Ekskyus mi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Boholano  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Bohol  

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

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Southern Kana  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
southern Leyte  

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

Dialect 3
Not Available  
North Kana  

Where They Speak
Not Available  
northern part of Leyte  

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available  
Not Available  

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
40
0.32 %  
38

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
14.50 million  
19

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
Visayan  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  

French Name
malgache  
cebuano  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Cebuano  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Cebuano people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
16th century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Not Available  

Branch
Indonesian  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Standard Cebuano  

Language Position
84  
99+
62  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
ceb  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
ceb  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
ceb  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mala1537  
cebu1242  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Malagasy and Cebuano Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Cebuano language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Cebuano language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Cebuano language states that this language originated in 16th century. 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 Cebuano Language History.

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Malagasy and Cebuano 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 Cebuano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Malagasy and Cebuano language. Malagasy word for "Hello" is Salama! or Cebuano word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Malagasy Greetings and Cebuano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Malagasy vs Cebuano Difficulty

The Malagasy vs Cebuano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Cebuano 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 Cebuano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Cebuano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is Not Available while to learn Cebuano time required is 3 weeks.

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