Countries
Madagascar
Burkina Faso
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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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.
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Dagbani Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
2126
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
58
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2016
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
-
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks30 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Salama!
Kia ora
Thank You
Misaotra
Laafi bala
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
Laafi beme ?
Good Night
Alina tsara
Ne y yungo
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
ne y zabre
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
Kia ora
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
Ne y yibeogo
Please
azafady
gafare
Sorry
Miala tsiny
gafare
Bye
Veloma!
Wend na kon-d nindaare
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Excuse Me
Azafady
Y gafare
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Ouapadoupou
Where They Speak
Merina
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.007,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Saremde
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
1,200,000.007,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy
Taolende
Where They Speak
-
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.007,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
28
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
25.00 million7.60 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.28 %0.11 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
18.00 million7.60 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
18.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
Mosse
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi
French Name
malgache
moré
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Mossi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
[mɔ̀ːsì]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Mossi
Origin
1000 AD
11th Century AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
Western Sudanic
Branch
Indonesian
Gur (Voltaic)
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Mossi
Language Position
8437
1
120
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Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language
Mossi Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
mg
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mlg
mos
ISO 639 2/B
mlg
mos
ISO 639 3
mlg
mos
ISO 639 6
mlg
mos
Glottocode
mala1537
moss1236
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
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Language Morphological Typology
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