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English and Malagasy


Countries

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  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
33  
2

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  

Regulated By
-  
-  

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  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200  
English-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
21  
3
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
7  
6

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Hello  

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  

Please
azafady  
Please  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
Sorry  

Bye
Veloma!  
Bye  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
I love you  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Excuse Me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
American English  

Where They Speak
Merina  
United States of America  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
225,000,000.00  
4

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Hiberno-English  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
4,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Welsh English  

Where They Speak
-  
United Kingdom  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
2,500,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
188  
34

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
1,200.00 million  
1

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
5.43 %  
4

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
400.00 million  
3

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
400.00 million  
1

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  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
5th Century AD  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
-  

Branch
Indonesian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Standard English  

Language Position
84  
99+
3  
3

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Signed English  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
en  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
eng  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
eng  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
eng  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
engs  

Glottocode
mala1537  
stan1293  

Linguasphere
No data available  
52-ABA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic  

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

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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.

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