Maltese and Malagasy
Countries
European Union, Malta
Madagascar
National Language
Malta
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
- Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
- 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
Western Arabic Dialects
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Derived From
Roman Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Grazzi
Misaotra
How Are You?
Kif int?
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Alina tsara
Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba
Maraina tsara
Please
Jekk jogħġbok
azafady
Sorry
Skużani!
Miala tsiny
I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna
Tiako ianao.
Dialect 1
Qormi
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Malta
Merina
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Żejtun
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Malta
Sakalava
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not Present
Not Available
Where They Speak
Not Available
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How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Malti
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Malti
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
maltais
malgache
German Name
Maltesisch
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Maltese
Malagasy people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Austronesian
Branch
North Abric
Indonesian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Maltese
standard Malagasy
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
malt1254
mala1537
Linguasphere
12-AAC-c
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Maltese and Malagasy Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Maltese and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Maltese and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maltese are spoken in different Maltese Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maltese vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maltese dialects include: Qormi, Żejtun. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maltese and Malagasy Speaking population
Maltese and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Maltese and Malagasy on Maltese vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maltese and Malagasy Language Codes
Maltese and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maltese and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.