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Malagasy and Welsh


Welsh and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Wales  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Wales  

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  
Argentina, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
-  
Welsh Language Commissioner  

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 Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
English Language  

Derived From
-  
British Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
20  
10
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Helô  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Diolch  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Sut ydych chi?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
Nos da  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
Noswaith dda  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
P'nawn da  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Bore da  

Please
azafady  
os gwelwch yn dda  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  

Bye
Veloma!  
Hwyl  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Dw i'n dy garu di  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Esgusodwch fi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Patagonian Welsh  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Argentina  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
38,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Y Wyndodeg  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Gwynedd  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Y Bowyseg  

Where They Speak
-  
Powys  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
700,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.24 %  
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
7.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
0.70 million  
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Cymraeg  

French Name
malgache  
gallois  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Kymrisch  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Welsh people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
9th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Celtic  

Branch
Indonesian  
Brythonic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Welsh  

Language Position
84  
99+
31  
29

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Welsh Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
cy  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
cym  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
wel  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
cym  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
cym  

Glottocode
mala1537  
wels1247  

Linguasphere
No data available  
50-ABA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Historical  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Malagasy and Welsh Speaking population

Malagasy and Welsh speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Welsh languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Welsh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 %. 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 Welsh on Malagasy vs Welsh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Welsh Language Codes

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

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