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Igbo and Malagasy


Malagasy and Igbo


Countries

Countries
Nigeria  
Madagascar  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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  
-  

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  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
5  
2

How Many Consonants
28  
18
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks  
18
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
kedụ  
Salama!  

Thank You
dalụ  
Misaotra  

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  

Please
Biko  
azafady  

Sorry
Ndo  
Miala tsiny  

Bye
Kachifo  
Veloma!  

I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya  
Tiako ianao.  

Excuse Me
ngọpụ  
Azafady  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Enuani  
Eastern Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Merina  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ngwa  
Western Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
Sakalava  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
1,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Plateau Malagasy  

Where They Speak
-  
-  

How Many People Speak
24.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.09 %  
99+
0.28 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
18.00 million  
38

Second Language Speakers
24.00 million  
28
18.00 million  
32

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  

History

Origin
30th Century BC  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Kwa  
Austronesian  

Branch
-  
Indonesian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Igbo  
standard Malagasy  

Language Position
57  
99+
84  
99+

Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language  
Malagasy Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ig  
mg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ibo  
mlg  

ISO 639 2/B
ibo  
mlg  

ISO 639 3
ibo  
mlg  

ISO 639 6
ibo  
mlg  

Glottocode
nucl1417  
mala1537  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
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.

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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.

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