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Malagasy vs Danish


Danish vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
5  
10

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe, North America, South America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language 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.
  
  • Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
  • There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
Norwegian and Swedish  

Derived From
-  
Old Norse Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
20  
17

How Many Consonants
20  
10
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Hallo  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Mange tak  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Hvordan har du det?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
God nat  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
God aften  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
God eftermiddag  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
God morgen  

Please
azafady  
Please  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
Undskyld!  

Bye
Veloma!  
Farvel  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Jeg elsker dig  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Undskyld mig  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Scanian  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Sweden  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
80,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Jutlandic  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Denmark  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Bornholmsk  

Where They Speak
-  
Island of Bornholm  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
6,000,000.00  
34

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.07 %  
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
5.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
6.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
dansk  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Dansk, Rigsdansk  

French Name
malgache  
danois  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Dänisch  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Danish people or Danes  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
c. 1100 AD  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
-  

Branch
Indonesian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Rigsdansk  

Language Position
84  
99+
18  
16

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Signed Danish  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
da  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
dan  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
dan  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
dan  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
dan  

Glottocode
mala1537  
dani1284  

Linguasphere
No data available  
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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Malagasy and Danish Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Danish language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Danish language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Danish language states that this language originated in c. 1100 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 Danish Language History.

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Malagasy and Danish 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 Danish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Malagasy and Danish language. Malagasy word for "Hello" is Salama! or Danish word for "Thank You" is Mange tak. Find more of such common Malagasy Greetings and Danish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Malagasy vs Danish Difficulty

The Malagasy vs Danish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Danish 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 Danish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Danish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is 30 weeks while to learn Danish time required is 24 weeks.

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