Somali and Malagasy
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Madagascar
National Language
Somalia
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Africa
Minority Language
Yemen
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
- 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
Afar and Oromo Language
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Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Misaotra
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
Habeenka Good
Alina tsara
Good Evening
Evening Good
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
Maraina tsara
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Azafady
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Merina
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Sakalava
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Not Available
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Not Available
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
somali
malgache
German Name
Somali
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Somalis
Malagasy people
Origin
19th century
1000 AD
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Austronesian
Branch
Not Available
Indonesian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
soma1255
mala1537
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Somali 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 Somali and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Malagasy Speaking population
Somali and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali 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 Somali and Malagasy on Somali vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Malagasy Language Codes
Somali and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.