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Malagasy and Hausa


Hausa and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Gambia, Nigeria  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Nigeria  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo  

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.
  
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
Yoruba and Igbo Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
12  
9

How Many Consonants
20  
10
32  
22

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
sannu  

Thank You
Misaotra  
gode ku  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
yaya dai  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
mai kyau dare  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
barka da yamma  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
barka da rana  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
mai kyau safe  

Please
azafady  
Don Allah  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
yi hakuri  

Bye
Veloma!  
sai anjima  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Ina son ku  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
gafara dai  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Gaananci  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
50,000,000.00  
14

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Kurhwayanci  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Niger  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
150,000,000.00  
3

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Daragaram  

Where They Speak
-  
Niger  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
50.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
50.00 million  
28

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.52 %  
30

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
35.00 million  
27

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa  

French Name
malgache  
haoussa  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Haussa-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[hàʊsà]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Hausa–Fulani people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
14  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Chadic  

Branch
Indonesian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Hausa  

Language Position
84  
99+
34  
32

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Signed Hausa  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
ha  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
hau  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
hau  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
hau  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
hau  

Glottocode
mala1537  
haus1257  

Linguasphere
No data available  
19-HAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Malagasy and Hausa Speaking population

Malagasy and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 %. 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 Hausa on Malagasy vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Hausa Language Codes

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

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