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Malagasy vs Welsh


Welsh vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
Wales   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   
Wales   

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   
Argentina, United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Welsh Language Commissioner   

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.
  
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
English Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
British Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
20   
10
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
Helô   

Thank You
Misaotra   
Diolch   

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!   
Sut ydych chi?   

Good Night
Alina tsara   
Nos da   

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e   
Noswaith dda   

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e   
P'nawn da   

Good Morning
Maraina tsara   
Bore da   

Please
azafady   
os gwelwch yn dda   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
Mae'n ddrwg gennym   

Bye
Veloma!   
Hwyl   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
Dw i'n dy garu di   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
Esgusodwch fi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Patagonian Welsh   

Where They Speak
Merina   
Argentina   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
38,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Y Wyndodeg   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
Gwynedd   

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

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Y Bowyseg   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Powys   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
7.40 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
Not Available   

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
7.40 million   
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Cymraeg   

French Name
malgache   
gallois   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Kymrisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Welsh people   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
9th Century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Austronesian   
Celtic   

Branch
Indonesian   
Brythonic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh   

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy   
Welsh   

Language Position
84   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mg   
cy   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg   
cym   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
wel   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
cym   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
wels1247   

Linguasphere
No data available   
50-ABA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Historical   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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Malagasy and Welsh Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Welsh language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Welsh language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Welsh language states that this language originated in 9th Century. 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 Welsh Language History.

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

Malagasy vs Welsh Difficulty

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

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