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Malagasy and Tagalog


Tagalog and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Philippines  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Filipinos  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia, Australia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
-  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee  

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 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
25  
7

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Baybayin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Kamusta  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Salamat po  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Kamusta ka na?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
Magandang gabi  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
Magandang gabi po  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
Magandang hapon po  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Magandang umaga po  

Please
azafady  
pakiusap  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
Veloma!  
Paálam  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Iniibig kita  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Batangas Tagalog  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Batangas, Gabon  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Bisalog  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
22

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Filipino  

Where They Speak
-  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
90,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
73.00 million  
24

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
Tagalog  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Filipino, Pilipino  

French Name
malgache  
tagalog  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Tagalog  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Tagalog people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
1593  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Indonesian  

Branch
Indonesian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Filipino  

Language Position
84  
99+
58  
99+

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Signed Tagalog  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
t1  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
tgl  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
tgl  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
tg1  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
tgl  

Glottocode
mala1537  
taga1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
31-CKA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Malagasy and Tagalog Speaking population

Malagasy and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 %. 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 Tagalog on Malagasy vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Tagalog Language Codes

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

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