Countries
Madagascar
  
Madagascar
  
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
  
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
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Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Salama!
  
Salama!
  
Thank You
Misaotra
  
Misaotra
  
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
  
Manao ahoana!
  
Good Night
Alina tsara
  
Alina tsara
  
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
  
Manao ahoana e
  
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
  
Manao ahoana e
  
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
  
Maraina tsara
  
Please
azafady
  
azafady
  
Sorry
Miala tsiny
  
Miala tsiny
  
Bye
Veloma!
  
Veloma!
  
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
  
Tiako ianao.
  
Excuse Me
Azafady
  
Azafady
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
  
Eastern Malagasy
  
Where They Speak
Merina
  
Merina
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
  
Western Malagasy
  
Where They Speak
Sakalava
  
Sakalava
  
How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00
  
24
1,200,000.00
  
24
Dialect 3
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
  
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Native Speakers
18.00 million
  
38
18.00 million
  
38
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
  
Fiteny Malagasy
  
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
  
Malagasy Sign Language
  
French Name
malgache
  
malgache
  
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
  
Malagassi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
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Ethnicity
Malagasy people
  
Malagasy people
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Austronesian
  
Austronesian
  
Branch
Indonesian
  
Indonesian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
  
standard Malagasy
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
mg
  
mg
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mlg
  
mlg
  
ISO 639 2/B
mlg
  
mlg
  
ISO 639 3
mlg
  
mlg
  
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
mala1537
  
mala1537
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
  
Verb-Object-Subject
  
Language Morphological Typology
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Malagasy and Malagasy 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 Malagasy greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Malagasy and Malagasy language. Malagasy word for "Hello" is Salama! or Malagasy word for "Thank You" is Misaotra. Find more of such common Malagasy Greetings and Malagasy Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Malagasy vs Malagasy Difficulty
The Malagasy vs Malagasy difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Malagasy 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 Malagasy are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Malagasy, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is Not Available while to learn Malagasy time required is Not Available.