Malagasy and Danish
Countries
Madagascar
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Regulated By
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Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language 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.
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Norwegian and Swedish
Derived From
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Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Misaotra
Mange tak
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
Hvordan har du det?
Good Night
Alina tsara
God nat
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
God aften
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
God eftermiddag
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
God morgen
Sorry
Miala tsiny
Undskyld!
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
Jeg elsker dig
Excuse Me
Azafady
Undskyld mig
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Scanian
Where They Speak
Merina
Sweden
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Jutlandic
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Denmark
Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy
Bornholmsk
Where They Speak
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Island of Bornholm
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
dansk
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Dansk, Rigsdansk
French Name
malgache
danois
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Dänisch
Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Danish people or Danes
Origin
1000 AD
c. 1100 AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Rigsdansk
Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language
Signed Danish
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
mala1537
dani1284
Linguasphere
No data available
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Malagasy and Danish 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 Danish dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Danish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Danish Dialects are spoken in different Danish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Danish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Danish dialects include: Scanian , Jutlandic. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and Danish Speaking population
Malagasy and Danish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Danish languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Danish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Danish language is 0.07 %. 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 Danish on Malagasy vs Danish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and Danish Language Codes
Malagasy and Danish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Danish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.