Home
Languagevs


Greek and Malagasy


Malagasy and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
Madagascar  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  
  • 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
Armenian  
Swahili and Comorian Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
17  
7
20  
10

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
Salama!  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
Misaotra  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
Manao ahoana!  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
Alina tsara  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
Maraina tsara  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
azafady  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
Miala tsiny  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
Veloma!  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
Tiako ianao.  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
Azafady  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Eastern Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Merina  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Griko  
Western Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Sakalava  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
99+
1,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Plateau Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
-  

How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00  
28
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
0.28 %  
99+

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
18.00 million  
38

Second Language Speakers
13.00 million  
37
18.00 million  
32

Native Name
ελληνικά  
Fiteny Malagasy  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Malagasy Sign Language  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
malgache  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Malagassi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Malagasy people  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
Austronesian  

Branch
-  
Indonesian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
standard Malagasy  

Language Position
74  
99+
84  
99+

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Malagasy Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
mg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
mlg  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
mlg  

ISO 639 3
ell  
mlg  

ISO 639 6
ells  
mlg  

Glottocode
gree1276  
mala1537  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

Summary >>
<< Code

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

Compare Most Spoken Languages

Greek and Malagasy Speaking population

Greek and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % 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 Greek and Malagasy on Greek vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Malagasy Language Codes

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

Most Spoken Languages

Most Spoken Languages

» More Most Spoken Languages

Compare Most Spoken Languages

» More Compare Most Spoken Languages