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Malagasy Language



Countries

Countries
Madagascar

Total No. Of Countries
1 14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents
Africa

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By
-

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.

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages

Derived From
-

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Alphabets
21 3

Phonology

How Many Vowels
5 2

How Many Consonants
20 10

Scripts
Latin

Writing Direction
-

Hard to Learn

Language Levels
3 2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks 10

Greetings

Hello
Salama!

Thank You
Misaotra

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!

Good Night
Alina tsara

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e

Good Morning
Maraina tsara

Please
azafady

Sorry
Miala tsiny

Bye
Veloma!

I Love You
Tiako ianao.

Excuse Me
Azafady

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy

Where They Speak
Merina

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00 47

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy

Where They Speak
Sakalava

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00 62

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy

Where They Speak
-

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00 24

Total No. Of Dialects
2 2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million 40

Speaking Population
0.28 % 42

Native Speakers
18.00 million 38

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million 32

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language

French Name
malgache

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]

Ethnicity
Malagasy people

History

Origin
1000 AD

Language Family
Austronesian Family

Subgroup
Austronesian

Branch
Indonesian

Language Forms

Early Forms
No early forms

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy

Language Position
84 66

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language

Scope
Macrolanguage

Code

ISO 639 1
mg

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T
mlg

ISO 639 2/B
mlg

ISO 639 3
mlg

ISO 639 6
mlg

Glottocode
mala1537

Linguasphere
No data available

Types of Language

Language Type
Living

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject

Language Morphological Typology
-

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Origin of Malagasy language

In order to communicate with each other, the origin of language was the essential part. Various languages are spoken all over the world. Malagasy language is one of the Most Difficult Languages. The origin of Malagasy language states that it was put to use in 1000 AD. The history of Malagasy language reveals that the language is old and used since many years. Check out in brief about Malagasy Language History. Malagasy has no early forms. standard Malagasy is the standard form of Malagasy language and it is used in government centers. Know all About Malagasy Language.

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Malagasy population

Malagasy population gives us the total count of number of people speaking Malagasy language. Malagasy language is spoken by 25.00 million people in the world. Most of the Malagasy population lies in the Malagasy Speaking Countries. Malagasy language is spoken as first language by 18.00 million people and as second language by about 18.00 million people. Get to know Malagasy speaking population in detail.

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Malagasy writing system

There are numerous writing systems but most widely used scripts are Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic. Malagasy writing system decides the alphabets, vowels and consonants i.e. the written form of Malagasy language. Some languages share common writing systems. Latin script is used by Malagasy language. Learn more about . 

Information about Malagasy language

Check out all the information about Malagasy language here. You may find it interesting to learn Malagasy Alphabets or the vowels and consonants of this language. Also knowing about Malagasy Speaking Countries, Malagasy speaking continents and Malagasy Dialects will help in improving your knowledge about this language. Also while travelling to Malagasy countries knowing common Malagasy Greetings will help you in communicating with Malagasy people.

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