Countries
Madagascar
European Union, Ireland
Total No. Of Countries
12
0
46
👆🏻
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Ireland
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Ireland
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United Kingdom
Regulated By
-
Foras na Gaeilge
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.
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2118
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
55
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2013
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
35
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks36 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
Salama!
Dia dhuit
Thank You
Misaotra
Go raibh maith agat
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
Conas atá tú ?
Good Night
Alina tsara
Oíche mhaith
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Please
azafady
le do thoil
Sorry
Miala tsiny
Tá brón orm
Bye
Veloma!
Slán
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
Azafady
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
Merina
Connacht
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00100,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Munster
How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00150,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
-
Ulster
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00140,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
24
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million1.79 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.28 %0.03 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
18.00 million0.14 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
18.00 million1.65 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
French Name
malgache
irlandais moyen
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Mittelirisch
Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Irish people
Origin
1000 AD
c. 750
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
Celtic
Branch
Indonesian
Goidelic
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Language Position
8425
1
120
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Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language
Irish Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
mg
ga
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mlg
gle
ISO 639 2/B
mlg
gle
ISO 639 3
mlg
gle
ISO 639 6
mlg
gle
Glottocode
mala1537
iris1253
Linguasphere
No data available
50-AAA
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional