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Malagasy and Spanish


Spanish and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
46  
1

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Spain  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
-  
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española  

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 world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
  • Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
  

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
French Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
22  
12

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!  
hola  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Gracias  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Cómo estás?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
Buenas Noches  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
Bonne soirée  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
Buenas Tardes  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Buenos Días  

Please
azafady  
Por Favor  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
triste  

Bye
Veloma!  
adiós  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Te Quiero  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Discúlpeme  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Mexican Spanish  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Mexico  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
105,000,000.00  
6

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Cuban Spanish  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Cuba  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
11,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Puerto Rican Spanish  

Where They Speak
-  
Puerto Rico  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
3,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
489.00 million  
3

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
6.15 %  
3

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
410.00 million  
2

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
89.50 million  
9

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
Español  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Castellano, Castilian, Español  

French Name
malgache  
espagnol; castillan  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Spanisch  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Spanish people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
210 BC  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Romance  

Branch
Indonesian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Spanish and Spanish  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Pluricentric Standard Spanish  

Language Position
84  
99+
2  
2

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Signed Spanish  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
es  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
spa  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
spa  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
spa  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
spa  

Glottocode
mala1537  
stan1288  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Malagasy and Spanish Speaking population

Malagasy and Spanish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Spanish languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Spanish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Spanish language is 6.15 %. 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 Spanish on Malagasy vs Spanish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Spanish Language Codes

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

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