Irish and Malagasy
Countries
European Union, Ireland
Madagascar
National Language
Ireland
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Ireland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
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Interesting Facts
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
- 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
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
Misaotra
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
Alina tsara
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Maraina tsara
Please
le do thoil
azafady
Sorry
Tá brón orm
Miala tsiny
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Azafady
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Connacht
Merina
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Munster
Sakalava
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Plateau Malagasy
Where They Speak
Ulster
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Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
irlandais moyen
malgache
German Name
Mittelirisch
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Malagasy people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Celtic
Austronesian
Branch
Goidelic
Indonesian
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
No early forms
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Malagasy Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
iris1253
mala1537
Linguasphere
50-AAA
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Irish 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 Irish and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Irish and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Irish and Malagasy Speaking population
Irish and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % 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 Irish and Malagasy on Irish vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and Malagasy Language Codes
Irish and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.