Malagasy and Amharic
Countries
Madagascar
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Ethiopia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Misaotra
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
Dehina newot?
Good Night
Alina tsara
Dehna dur
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
i'ndemin adäru
Sorry
Miala tsiny
aznallehu
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
Azafady
yiqirta
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Gondar
Where They Speak
Merina
Gondar
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Gojjami
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Ethiopia
Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy
Showa
Where They Speak
-
Ethiopia
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
አማርኛ
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
malgache
amharique
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Amharisch
Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Amharas
Origin
1000 AD
13th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
Semitic
Branch
Indonesian
Ethiopic
Early Forms
No early forms
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Amharic
Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language
Signed Amharic
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
mala1537
amha1245
Linguasphere
No data available
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional
All Malagasy and Amharic 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 Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and Amharic Speaking population
Malagasy and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Amharic on Malagasy vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and Amharic Language Codes
Malagasy and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.