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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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