Countries
Madagascar
  
United States of America
  
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
  
United States of America
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
North America
  
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.
  
- Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
- Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  
Similar To
Not Available
  
Apache Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Navajo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Salama!
  
Yá'át'ééh
  
Thank You
Misaotra
  
Ahéhee'
  
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
  
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?
  
Good Night
Alina tsara
  
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'
  
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
  
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní
  
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
  
Yá'át'ééh
  
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
  
Yá'át'ééh abíní
  
Please
azafady
  
T'aa shoodi
  
Sorry
Miala tsiny
  
Not available
  
Bye
Veloma!
  
Hágoónee’
  
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
  
Ayóó ánííníshí
  
Excuse Me
Azafady
  
Shoohá
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
  
Navajo1
  
Where They Speak
Merina
  
Arizona
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
  
Navajo2
  
Where They Speak
Sakalava
  
New Mexico
  
How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00
  
24
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Not Available
  
Navajo3
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
Utah
  
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
  
1.70 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
18.00 million
  
38
1.70 million
  
99+
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
  
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí
  
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
  
Navaho
  
French Name
malgache
  
navaho
  
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
  
Navajo-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
  
Navajo people
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
1500 CE
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Dené–Yeniseian Family
  
Subgroup
Austronesian
  
Athapascan
  
Branch
Indonesian
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
  
Navajo
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Navajo Sign Language
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mg
  
nv
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mlg
  
nav
  
ISO 639 2/B
mlg
  
nav
  
ISO 639 3
mlg
  
nav
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mala1537
  
nava1243
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic
  
Malagasy and Navajo 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 Navajo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Malagasy and Navajo language. Malagasy word for "Hello" is Salama! or Navajo word for "Thank You" is Ahéhee'. Find more of such common Malagasy Greetings and Navajo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Malagasy vs Navajo Difficulty
The Malagasy vs Navajo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Navajo 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 Navajo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Navajo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is Not Available while to learn Navajo time required is 88 weeks.