Countries
Countries
Madagascar
United States of America
Total No. Of Countries
1
14
1
14
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
Alphabets in
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Navajo-Alphabets.jpg#200
Alphabets
21
3
36
18
Phonology
How Many Vowels
5
2
12
9
How Many Consonants
20
10
34
24
Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
3
2
2
1
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
88 weeks
13
Greetings
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
Dialects
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
Total No. Of Dialects
2
2
4
4
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
1.70 million
99+
Speaking Population
0.28 %
40
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
History
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
84
99+
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Navajo Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Code
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
