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Malagasy vs French


French vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
32  
3

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
France  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Africa, Canada  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Italian Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
20  
10
20  
10

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!  
bonjour  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Merci  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Bonjour  

Please
azafady  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
désolé  

Bye
Veloma!  
au revoir  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
Merina  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
17
6,200,000.00  
15

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
African French  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Africa  

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

Dialect 3
Not Available  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Not Available  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,800,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available  
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
40
1.12 %  
17

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
français  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Français  

French Name
malgache  
français  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
9th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Romance  

Branch
Indonesian  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Standard French  

Language Position
84  
99+
13  
12

Signed Forms
Not Available  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
fre  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
fra  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
fras  

Glottocode
mala1537  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Malagasy and French Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and French language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th 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 French Language History.

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

Malagasy vs French Difficulty

The Malagasy vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and French 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 French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is Not Available while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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