Afrikaans and Malagasy
Countries
South Africa
Madagascar
National Language
South Africa
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
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Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- 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
Dutch Language
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Derived From
Dutch Language
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Alphabets in
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Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Dankie
Misaotra
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
goeie nag
Alina tsara
Good Evening
Goeienaand
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
goeie more
Maraina tsara
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
Azafady
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
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Merina
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
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Sakalava
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Plateau Malagasy
Where They Speak
Namibia
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Native Name
Afrikaans
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
afrikaans
malgache
German Name
Afrikaans
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Malagasy people
Origin
17th Century
1000 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Austronesian
Branch
Western
Indonesian
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Malagasy Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
afri1274
mala1537
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
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All Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Malagasy Speaking population
Afrikaans and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 % 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 Afrikaans and Malagasy on Afrikaans vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Malagasy Language Codes
Afrikaans and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.