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Malagasy and Italian


Italian and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
7  
8

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia  

Regulated By
-  
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)  

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.
  
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
French and Portuguese Languages  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
ciao  

Thank You
Misaotra  
grazie  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Come stai?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
buonanotte  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
buonasera  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
buon pomeriggio  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
buongiorno  

Please
azafady  
Per Favore  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
scusate  

Bye
Veloma!  
arrivederci  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Ti amo  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Scusami  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Romanesco  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Lazio  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Central Italian  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Tuscan  

Where They Speak
-  
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
69,000,000.00  
11

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
15  
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
78.00 million  
21

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.90 %  
23

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
64.00 million  
18

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
14.00 million  
36

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
Italiano  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Italiano  

French Name
malgache  
italien  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Italienisch  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[itaˈljaːno]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Italians  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
960 BC  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Romance  

Branch
Indonesian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Italian  

Language Position
84  
99+
27  
25

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
it  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
ita  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
ita  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
ita  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
itas  

Glottocode
mala1537  
ital1282  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Malagasy and Italian Speaking population

Malagasy and Italian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Italian languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Italian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 %. 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 Italian on Malagasy vs Italian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Italian Language Codes

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

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