Countries
Madagascar
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
France, Germany, Indonesia
Regulated By
Not Available
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
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.
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
Similar To
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German and English Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Misaotra
dankjewel
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
hoe gaat het met je?
Good Night
Alina tsara
goede Nacht
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
goedenavond
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
goedemiddag
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
goedemorgen
Please
azafady
alsjeblieft
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
Ik hou van jou
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Gronings
Where They Speak
Merina
Netherlands
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Low Saxon
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
Dialect 3
Not Available
Limburgian
Where They Speak
Not Available
Belgium, Netherlands
How Many People Speak
Not Available
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
Nederlands
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Hollands, Nederlands
French Name
malgache
néerlandais; flamand
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Niederländisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Dutch people
Origin
1000 AD
AD 450-500
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
Germanic
Branch
Indonesian
Western
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Standard Dutch
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mala1537
mode1257
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Malagasy and Dutch 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 Dutch dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Dutch language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Dutch Dialects are spoken in different Dutch speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Dutch Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Dutch dialects include: Gronings , Low Saxon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and Dutch Speaking population
Malagasy and Dutch speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Dutch languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Dutch Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 %. 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 Dutch on Malagasy vs Dutch where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and Dutch Language Codes
Malagasy and Dutch language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Dutch Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.