Igbo and Malagasy
Countries
Nigeria
Madagascar
National Language
Nigeria
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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
Yoruba and Hausa Languages
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Alphabets in
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Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
ka chi fo
Alina tsara
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
Maraina tsara
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Tiako ianao.
Dialect 1
Enuani
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Merina
Dialect 2
Ngwa
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Sakalava
Dialect 3
Not present
Plateau Malagasy
Native Name
igbo
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Ibo
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
igbo
malgache
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Malagasy people
Origin
30th Century BC
1000 AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Kwa
Austronesian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language
Malagasy Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
nucl1417
mala1537
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Igbo 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 Igbo and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Malagasy Speaking population
Igbo and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 % 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 Igbo and Malagasy on Igbo vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Malagasy Language Codes
Igbo and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.