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Malagasy vs Galician


Galician vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
Galicia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
20   
10
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Greetings

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!   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
2.40 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
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   

History

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
84   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

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   
Not Available   

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Malagasy and Galician Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Galician language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Galician language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Galician language states that this language originated in c. 1175. 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 Galician Language History.

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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.

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