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Malagasy and Catalan


Catalan and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Spain  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  

Regulated By
-  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
  
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
21  
3
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Hola  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Gràcies  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Com estàs?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Bon dia  

Please
azafady  
Sisplau  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
Perdó!  

Bye
Veloma!  
Adéu  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Caló  

Where They Speak
Merina  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
440,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
2,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
-  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
4,000,000.00  
40

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
5.10 million  
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
català  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  

French Name
malgache  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Katalanisch  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Romance  

Branch
Indonesian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Language Position
84  
99+
32  
30

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
cat  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
cat  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
cat  

Glottocode
mala1537  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-e  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Malagasy and Catalan Speaking population

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

Malagasy and Catalan Language Codes

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

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