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Malagasy vs Korean


Korean vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   
North Korea, South Korea   

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   
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
The National Institute of the Korean 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.
  
  • Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
  • Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Chinese and Japanese languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
40   
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
21   
18

How Many Consonants
20   
10
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Hangul   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)   

Thank You
Misaotra   
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)   

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!   
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)   

Good Night
Alina tsara   
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)   

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e   
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)   

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e   
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)   

Good Morning
Maraina tsara   
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)   

Please
azafady   
하십시오 (hasibsio)   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)   

Bye
Veloma!   
안녕 (annyeong)   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Jeju   

Where They Speak
Merina   
South Korea   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
10,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Gyeongsang   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
South Korea   

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00   
24
10,000,000.00   
9

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Hamgyŏng   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
China, North Korea   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
12   
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
77.00 million   
22

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
77.00 million   
12

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
한국어 (조선말)   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh   

French Name
malgache   
coréen   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Koreanisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Koreans   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
Before 1st century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Koreanic Family   

Subgroup
Austronesian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indonesian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean   

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy   
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard   

Language Position
84   
99+
12   
11

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Korean Sign Language   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mg   
ko   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg   
kor   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
kor   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
Kor   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
kore1280   

Linguasphere
No data available   
45-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative   

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Malagasy and Korean Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Korean language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Korean language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Korean language states that this language originated in Before 1st 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 Korean Language History.

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

Malagasy vs Korean Difficulty

The Malagasy vs Korean difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Korean 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 Korean are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Korean, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is Not Available while to learn Korean time required is 88 weeks.

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