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Malagasy vs Hebrew


Hebrew vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Israel  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Israel  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Israel  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa, Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Poland  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Academy of the Hebrew Language  

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.
  
  • The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
  • The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Arabic and Aramaic languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Aramaic Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
22  
4

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
0  

How Many Consonants
20  
10
22  
12

Scripts
Latin  
Hebrew  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
שלום (Shalom)  

Thank You
Misaotra  
תודה (Toda)  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
לילה טוב (Laila tov)  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
ערב טוב (Erev tov)  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)  

Please
azafady  
בבקשה (bevekshah)  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
סליחה! (Slicha)  

Bye
Veloma!  
להתראות (Lehitraot)  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
בבקשה!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Ashkenazi Hebrew  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Israel  

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

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Samaritan Hebrew  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Israel, Palestine  

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

Dialect 3
Not Available  
Yemenite Hebrew  

Where They Speak
Not Available  
Israel  

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
7  
7

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available  
9.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
40
Not Available  

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
4.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
5.60 million  
27

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Israeli, Ivrit  

French Name
malgache  
hébreu  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Hebräisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
1000 BC  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Semitic  

Branch
Indonesian  
Canaanitic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Modern Hebrew  

Language Position
84  
99+
23  
19

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed Hebrew  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
he  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
heb  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
heb  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
heb  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mala1537  
hebr1246  

Linguasphere
No data available  
12-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Malagasy and Hebrew Language History

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

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

Malagasy vs Hebrew Difficulty

The Malagasy vs Hebrew difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Hebrew 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 Hebrew are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Hebrew, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is Not Available while to learn Hebrew time required is 44 weeks.

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