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Malagasy vs Malagasy


Malagasy vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
Madagascar   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
21   
3
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
20   
10
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
Not Available   

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
0.28 %   
40

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   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Malagasy people   

History

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   

Language Position
84   
99+
84   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Macrolanguage   

Code

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Malagasy and Malagasy Language History

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

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Malagasy and Malagasy Greetings

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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.

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