How many people speak Malagasy and Portuguese languages tells about Malagasy native speakers vs Portuguese native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 18.00 million people speak Malagasy as native language while 216.00 million people speak Portuguese as native language. You can also go to Malagasy vs Portuguese Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Malagasy and Portuguese language. In some regions, Malagasy and Portuguese languages are used as second language. There are 18.00 million speakers who use Malagasy as second language and 15.00 million speakers who use Portuguese as second language.
Native names are used in the Malagasy and Portuguese Speaking Countries. Both Malagasy and Portuguese languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Malagasy and Portuguese you will get to know the native names of Malagasy and Portuguese languages. The native name of Malagasy is Fiteny Malagasy and native name of Portuguese is Português. The alternative names of Malagasy and Portuguese languages are as follows:
The French name of Malagasy is malgache whereas German name of Malagasy is Malagassi-Sprache. The German name of Portuguese is Portugiesisch whereas French name of Portuguese is malgache.