Countries
Madagascar
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
South Africa
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.
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Misaotra
Thank you
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
How are you?
Good Night
Alina tsara
Good Night
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
Good Morning
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
I love you
Excuse Me
Azafady
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
American English
Where They Speak
Merina
United States of America
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy
Welsh English
Where They Speak
-
United Kingdom
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
English
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
English
French Name
malgache
anglais
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Englisch
Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
English people
Origin
1000 AD
5th Century AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Standard English
Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language
Signed English
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
mala1537
stan1293
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ABA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Malagasy and English Speaking population
Malagasy and English speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and English languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and English Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 %. 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 English on Malagasy vs English where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and English Language Codes
Malagasy and English language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and English Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.