Countries
Madagascar
  
Galicia
  
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
  
Galicia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
  
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 Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  
Similar To
Not Available
  
Portuguese Language
  
Derived From
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Latin
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Hello
Salama!
  
Ola
  
Thank You
Misaotra
  
Grazas
  
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
  
Que tal estás?
  
Good Night
Alina tsara
  
Boas noites
  
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
  
Boa tarde
  
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
  
Boa tarde
  
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
  
Bos días
  
Please
azafady
  
Por favor
  
Sorry
Miala tsiny
  
Síntoo!
  
Bye
Veloma!
  
Adeus
  
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
  
Ámote
  
Excuse Me
Azafady
  
Perdoe!
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
  
Eastern Galician
  
Where They Speak
Merina
  
East Galicia
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
  
Central Galician
  
Where They Speak
Sakalava
  
Central Galicia
  
How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00
  
24
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Not Available
  
Western Galician
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
West Galicia
  
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
  
2.40 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
18.00 million
  
38
2.40 million
  
99+
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
  
Galego
  
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
  
Galego, Gallego
  
French Name
malgache
  
galicien
  
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
  
Galicisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ɡaˈleɣo]
  
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
c. 1175
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Austronesian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indonesian
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Medieval Galician
  
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
  
Galician
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mg
  
gl
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mlg
  
glg
  
ISO 639 2/B
mlg
  
glg
  
ISO 639 3
mlg
  
glg
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mala1537
  
gali1258
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
51-AAA-ab
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
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Malagasy and Galician 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 Galician greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Malagasy and Galician language. Malagasy word for "Hello" is Salama! or Galician word for "Thank You" is Grazas. Find more of such common Malagasy Greetings and Galician Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Malagasy vs Galician Difficulty
The Malagasy vs Galician difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Galician 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 Galician are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Galician, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is Not Available while to learn Galician time required is Not Available.