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Albanian and Malagasy


Malagasy and Albanian


Countries

Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
Madagascar  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  

Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
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  • 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
Romanian  
Swahili and Comorian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
29  
19
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Përshëndetje  
Salama!  

Thank You
Ju faleminderit  
Misaotra  

How Are You?
Si jeni?  
Manao ahoana!  

Good Night
natën e mirë  
Alina tsara  

Good Evening
mirëmbrëma  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Afternoon
mirëdita  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Morning
mirëmengjes  
Maraina tsara  

Please
Ju lutem  
azafady  

Sorry
Me fal  
Miala tsiny  

Bye
mirupafshim  
Veloma!  

I Love You
unë e dua ju  
Tiako ianao.  

Excuse Me
Më falni  
Azafady  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian  
Eastern Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  
Merina  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian  
Western Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  
Sakalava  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
1,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Arbëresh  
Plateau Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Italy  
-  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.50 million  
99+
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.28 %  
99+

Native Speakers
3.10 million  
99+
18.00 million  
38

Second Language Speakers
3.60 million  
99+
18.00 million  
32

Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe  
Fiteny Malagasy  

Alternative Names
Shqip  
Malagasy Sign Language  

French Name
albanais  
malgache  

German Name
Albanisch  
Malagassi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ʃcip]  
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  

Ethnicity
Albanians  
Malagasy people  

History

Origin
1462 AD  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Austronesian  

Branch
-  
Indonesian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Albanian  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Albanian  
standard Malagasy  

Language Position
14  
13
84  
99+

Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  
Malagasy Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
sq  
mg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sqi  
mlg  

ISO 639 2/B
alb  
mlg  

ISO 639 3
sqi  
mlg  

ISO 639 6
sqi  
mlg  

Glottocode
alba1267  
mala1537  

Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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All Albanian 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 Albanian and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Albanian and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Albanian are spoken in different Albanian Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Albanian vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian, Tosk Albanian. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Albanian and Malagasy Speaking population

Albanian and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Albanian and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Albanian and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 % 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 Albanian and Malagasy on Albanian vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Albanian and Malagasy Language Codes

Albanian and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Albanian and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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