Malagasy and Cantonese
Countries
Madagascar
Hong Kong, Macau
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
China, Guangdong
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Hawaii
Regulated By
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Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
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.
- Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
- Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Chinese Language
Alphabets in
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Cantonese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
你好吗？
Good Night
Alina tsara
晚安
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
晚上好
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
下午好
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
早上好
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
我爱你
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Guangzhou
Where They Speak
Merina
outside mainland China
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Xiguan
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Hong Kong
Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy
Hong Kong
Where They Speak
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Hong Kong
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
Kwang Tung Wa
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Guangfu, Metropolitan Cantonese
French Name
malgache
cantonais
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Kantonesisch
Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
[kʰɐn˧˥tʰœːn˧˥sɨ˧˥]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Han Chinese
Origin
1000 AD
17th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Standard Cantonese
Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language
Signed Cantonese
ISO 639 1
mg
No data available
ISO 639 3
mlg
No data available
Glottocode
mala1537
cant1236
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Malagasy and Cantonese 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 Cantonese dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Cantonese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Cantonese Dialects are spoken in different Cantonese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Cantonese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Cantonese dialects include: Guangzhou , Xiguan. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and Cantonese Speaking population
Malagasy and Cantonese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Cantonese languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Cantonese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cantonese language is 16.00 %. 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 Cantonese on Malagasy vs Cantonese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and Cantonese Language Codes
Malagasy and Cantonese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Cantonese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.