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Malagasy vs Ilocano


Ilocano 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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Not Available  
Commission on the Filipino 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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
20  
10
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
azafady  
Not available  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
Veloma!  
Pakada  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
17
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
24
41,000.00  
39

Dialect 3
Not Available  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Not Available  
Not present  

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available  
9.10 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
40
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
9.10 million  
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
malgache  
ilocano  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
18th 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  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
84  
99+
94  
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  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mala1537  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
No data available  
31-CBA-a  

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 Ilocano Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Ilocano language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Ilocano language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th 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 Ilocano Language History.

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

Malagasy vs Ilocano Difficulty

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

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