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Catalan vs Malagasy


Malagasy vs Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
Madagascar  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  

Second Language
Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
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Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • 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 Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Swahili and Comorian Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
23  
13
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
Salama!  

Thank You
Gràcies  
Misaotra  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
Manao ahoana!  

Good Night
Bona nit  
Alina tsara  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
Maraina tsara  

Please
Sisplau  
azafady  

Sorry
Perdó!  
Miala tsiny  

Bye
Adéu  
Veloma!  

I Love You
T'estimo  
Tiako ianao.  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
Azafady  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Eastern Malagasy  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Merina  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Western Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Sakalava  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
1,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Plateau Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Spain  
-  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.28 %  
99+

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
18.00 million  
38

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
18.00 million  
32

Native Name
català  
Fiteny Malagasy  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Malagasy Sign Language  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
malgache  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Malagassi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Malagasy people  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Austronesian  

Branch
-  
Indonesian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
standard Malagasy  

Language Position
32  
30
84  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Malagasy Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
mg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
mlg  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
mlg  

ISO 639 3
cat  
mlg  

ISO 639 6
cat  
mlg  

Glottocode
stan1289  
mala1537  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Catalan and Malagasy Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Malagasy language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Malagasy language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Catalan and Malagasy Language History.

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Catalan and Malagasy Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Catalan and Malagasy greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Malagasy language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Malagasy word for "Thank You" is Misaotra. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Malagasy Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Catalan vs Malagasy Difficulty

The Catalan vs Malagasy difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Malagasy Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Catalan and Malagasy are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Malagasy, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Malagasy time required is 30 weeks.

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