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Filipino and Malagasy


Malagasy and Filipino


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Madagascar   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Philippines   
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   

Second Language
Philippines   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

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

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
  • 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
Tagalog Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Spanish Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28   
10
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
23   
13
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta   
Salama!   

Thank You
Salamat   
Misaotra   

How Are You?
Kumusta   
Manao ahoana!   

Good Night
magandang gabi   
Alina tsara   

Good Evening
Magandang gabi   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Morning
Magandang umaga   
Maraina tsara   

Please
Mangyaring   
azafady   

Sorry
pinagsisisihan   
Miala tsiny   

Bye
Paalam   
Veloma!   

I Love You
Mahal kita   
Tiako ianao.   

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako   
Azafady   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol   
Eastern Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Merina   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000,000.00   
17

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon   
Western Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Sakalava   

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00   
11
1,200,000.00   
24

Dialect 3
Waray   
Not Available   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00   
13
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million   
17
Not Available   

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.28 %   
40

Native Speakers
45.00 million   
23
18.00 million   
38

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million   
13
Not Available   

Native Name
filipino   
Fiteny Malagasy   

Alternative Names
Pilipino   
Malagasy Sign Language   

French Name
filipino; pilipino   
malgache   

German Name
Pilipino   
Malagassi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Malagasy people   

History

Origin
16th Century   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Austronesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indonesian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Filipino   
standard Malagasy   

Language Position
Not Available   
84   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
No Data Available   
mg   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fil   
mlg   

ISO 639 2/B
fil   
mlg   

ISO 639 3
fil   
mlg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
fili1244   
mala1537   

Linguasphere
No Data Available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Verb-Object-Subject   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Filipino and Malagasy Speaking population

Filipino and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Filipino and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Filipino and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Filipino language is Not Available 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 Filipino and Malagasy on Filipino vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Filipino and Malagasy Language Codes

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

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