Estonian and Malagasy
Countries
Estonia, European Union
Madagascar
National Language
Estonia, Gambia
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Denmark, Russia, Sweden
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Institute of the Estonian Language
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Interesting Facts
- Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
- Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish 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
Finnish
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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How Are You?
kuidas sul läheb
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
Head ööd
Alina tsara
Good Evening
Tere õhtust
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
Tere päevast
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
Tere hommikust
Maraina tsara
Sorry
Vabandust
Miala tsiny
I Love You
ma armastan sind
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
Vabandage
Azafady
Dialect 1
Keskmurre
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Gabon, Northeastern coast of Estonia
Merina
Dialect 2
Tartu
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Estonia
Sakalava
Dialect 3
Idamurre
Plateau Malagasy
Where They Speak
France, Northwestern shore of Lake Peipsi.
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Native Name
eesti keel
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Eesti keel
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
estonien
malgache
German Name
Estnisch
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[eˈstˑoˑniˑa]
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
Ethnicity
Estonians
Malagasy people
Origin
13th century
1000 AD
Language Family
Uralic Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Finno-Ugric
Austronesian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Estonian
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
Estonian Sign Language
Malagasy Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
esto1258
mala1537
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Estonian 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 Estonian and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Estonian and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Estonian are spoken in different Estonian Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Estonian vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Estonian dialects include: Keskmurre, Tartu. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Estonian and Malagasy Speaking population
Estonian and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Estonian and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Estonian and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Estonian 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 Estonian and Malagasy on Estonian vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Estonian and Malagasy Language Codes
Estonian and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Estonian and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.