Countries
Madagascar
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
Regulated By
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Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Romanian
Alphabets in
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Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Salama!
Përshëndetje
Thank You
Misaotra
Ju faleminderit
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
Si jeni?
Good Night
Alina tsara
natën e mirë
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
mirëmbrëma
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
mirëdita
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
mirëmengjes
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
unë e dua ju
Excuse Me
Azafady
Më falni
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Gheg Albanian
Where They Speak
Merina
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Tosk Albanian
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy
Arbëresh
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
shqip / gjuha shqipe
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Shqip
French Name
malgache
albanais
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Albanisch
Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
[ʃcip]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Albanians
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Albanian
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Standard Albanian
Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
mala1537
alba1267
Linguasphere
No data available
55-AAA-aaa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Synthetic
All Malagasy and Albanian 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 Malagasy and Albanian dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Albanian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Albanian Dialects are spoken in different Albanian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Albanian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian , Tosk Albanian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and Albanian Speaking population
Malagasy and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 %. 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 Malagasy and Albanian on Malagasy vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and Albanian Language Codes
Malagasy and Albanian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Albanian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.