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Malagasy vs Maltese


Maltese vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
European Union, Malta   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   
Malta   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America   

Regulated By
Not Available   
National Council for the Maltese 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.
  
  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Western Arabic Dialects   

Derived From
Not Available   
Roman Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
30   
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
20   
10
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
Ħello   

Thank You
Misaotra   
Grazzi   

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!   
Kif int?   

Good Night
Alina tsara   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e   
Il-Lejla it-tajba   

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e   
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb   

Good Morning
Maraina tsara   
L-għodwa t-tajba   

Please
azafady   
Jekk jogħġbok   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
Skużani!   

Bye
Veloma!   
Ċaw   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
Inħobbok ħafna   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
Skużi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Qormi   

Where They Speak
Merina   
Malta   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Żejtun   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
Malta   

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00   
24
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Not Present   

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   
0.52 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
Not Available   

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
0.52 million   
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
Malti   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Malti   

French Name
malgache   
maltais   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Maltesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Maltese   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
c. 1470   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Austronesian   
Semitic   

Branch
Indonesian   
North Abric   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy   
Maltese   

Language Position
84   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Maltese Sign Language   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mg   
mt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg   
mlt   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
mlt   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
mlt   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
malt1254   

Linguasphere
No data available   
12-AAC-c   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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Malagasy and Maltese Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Maltese language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Maltese language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Maltese language states that this language originated in c. 1470. 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 Maltese Language History.

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

Malagasy vs Maltese Difficulty

The Malagasy vs Maltese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Maltese 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 Maltese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Maltese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is Not Available while to learn Maltese time required is 30 weeks.

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