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Malagasy and Basque


Basque and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
France, Spain  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee  

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.
  
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
Spanish  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Kaixo  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Eskerrik asko  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Zer moduz?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
Gabon  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
Arratsalde on  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
Arratsalde on  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Egun on  

Please
azafady  
Mesedez  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
Barkatu  

Bye
Veloma!  
Agur  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Maite zaitut  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Barkatu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Navarro-Lapurdian  

Where They Speak
Merina  
France  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
68,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Souletin  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
France, Soule, Spain  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
8,700.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Biscayan  

Where They Speak
-  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
750,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
7.20 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
7.20 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
0.70 million  
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
Euskara  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense  

French Name
malgache  
basque  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Baskisch  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[bɑːsk]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Basque people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
c. 1000  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Vasconic Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
-  

Branch
Indonesian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Basque  

Language Position
84  
99+
30  
28

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Basque Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
eu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
eus  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
baq  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
eus  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
eus  

Glottocode
mala1537  
basq1248  

Linguasphere
No data available  
40-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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All Malagasy and Basque 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 Basque dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Basque language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Basque Dialects are spoken in different Basque speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Basque Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian , Souletin. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Malagasy and Basque Speaking population

Malagasy and Basque speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Basque languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Basque Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Basque language is 0.12 %. 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 Basque on Malagasy vs Basque where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Basque Language Codes

Malagasy and Basque language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Basque Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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