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Basque and Malagasy


Malagasy and Basque


Countries

Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre  
Madagascar  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
France, Spain  
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  
  • 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
Spanish  
Swahili and Comorian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Kaixo  
Salama!  

Thank You
Eskerrik asko  
Misaotra  

How Are You?
Zer moduz?  
Manao ahoana!  

Good Night
Gabon  
Alina tsara  

Good Evening
Arratsalde on  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Afternoon
Arratsalde on  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Morning
Egun on  
Maraina tsara  

Please
Mesedez  
azafady  

Sorry
Barkatu  
Miala tsiny  

Bye
Agur  
Veloma!  

I Love You
Maite zaitut  
Tiako ianao.  

Excuse Me
Barkatu  
Azafady  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian  
Eastern Malagasy  

Where They Speak
France  
Merina  

How Many People Speak
68,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Souletin  
Western Malagasy  

Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain  
Sakalava  

How Many People Speak
8,700.00  
99+
1,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Biscayan  
Plateau Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Spain  
-  

How Many People Speak
750,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.28 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.20 million  
99+
18.00 million  
38

Second Language Speakers
0.70 million  
99+
18.00 million  
32

Native Name
Euskara  
Fiteny Malagasy  

Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense  
Malagasy Sign Language  

French Name
basque  
malgache  

German Name
Baskisch  
Malagassi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[bɑːsk]  
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  

Ethnicity
Basque people  
Malagasy people  

History

Origin
c. 1000  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Vasconic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Austronesian  

Branch
-  
Indonesian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Basque  
standard Malagasy  

Language Position
30  
28
84  
99+

Signed Forms
Basque Sign Language  
Malagasy Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
eu  
mg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
eus  
mlg  

ISO 639 2/B
baq  
mlg  

ISO 639 3
eus  
mlg  

ISO 639 6
eus  
mlg  

Glottocode
basq1248  
mala1537  

Linguasphere
40-AAA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
-  

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

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Basque and Malagasy Speaking population

Basque and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Basque and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Basque and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Basque language is 0.12 % 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 Basque and Malagasy on Basque vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Basque and Malagasy Language Codes

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

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