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Malagasy and Slovak


Slovak and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine  

Regulated By
-  
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic  

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.
  
  • Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
  • Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
  

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
Czech Language  

Derived From
-  
Czech-Slovak Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
46  
26

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
15  
12

How Many Consonants
20  
10
38  
27

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
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Ahoj  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Ďakujem vám  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Ako sa máte?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
Dobrú noc  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
Dobrý večer  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
Dobré popoludnie  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Dobré ráno  

Please
azafady  
Prosím  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
Pardón!  

Bye
Veloma!  
Dovidenia  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Ľúbim Ťa  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Prepáčte!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Eastern Slovak  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
5,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Central Slovak  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
5,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Western Slovak  

Where They Speak
-  
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
5,500,000.00  
37

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
5.20 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
5.20 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
6.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
slovenčina  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Slovakian, Slovencina  

French Name
malgache  
slovaque  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Slowakisch  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[ˈsləʊvæk]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Slovaks  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
6th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Slavic  

Branch
Indonesian  
Western  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Proto-Slavic  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Slovak  

Language Position
84  
99+
27  
25

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Slovak Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
sk  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
slk  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
slo  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
slk  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
slk  

Glottocode
mala1537  
slov1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
53-AAA-db  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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

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Malagasy and Slovak Speaking population

Malagasy and Slovak speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Slovak languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Slovak Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Slovak language is 0.14 %. 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 Slovak on Malagasy vs Slovak where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Slovak Language Codes

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

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