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Malagasy vs Albanian


Albanian vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  

Regulated By
-  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  

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.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
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Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
Romanian  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
20  
10
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Përshëndetje  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Ju faleminderit  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Si jeni?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
natën e mirë  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
mirëmbrëma  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
mirëdita  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
mirëmengjes  

Please
azafady  
Ju lutem  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
Me fal  

Bye
Veloma!  
mirupafshim  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
unë e dua ju  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Më falni  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Gheg Albanian  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
3,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Tosk Albanian  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Arbëresh  

Where They Speak
-  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
3.60 million  
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
shqip / gjuha shqipe  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Shqip  

French Name
malgache  
albanais  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Albanisch  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[ʃcip]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Albanians  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
1462 AD  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
-  

Branch
Indonesian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Albanian  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Standard Albanian  

Language Position
84  
99+
14  
13

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
sq  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
sqi  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
alb  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
sqi  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
sqi  

Glottocode
mala1537  
alba1267  

Linguasphere
No data available  
55-AAA-aaa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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Malagasy and Albanian Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Albanian language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Albanian language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Albanian language states that this language originated in 1462 AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Malagasy and Albanian Language History.

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Malagasy and Albanian Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Malagasy and Albanian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Malagasy and Albanian language. Malagasy word for "Hello" is Salama! or Albanian word for "Thank You" is Ju faleminderit. Find more of such common Malagasy Greetings and Albanian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Malagasy vs Albanian Difficulty

The Malagasy vs Albanian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Albanian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Malagasy and Albanian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Albanian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is 30 weeks while to learn Albanian time required is 44 weeks.

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