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Malagasy vs Filipino


Filipino vs 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  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
Tagalog Language  

Derived From
-  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Kumusta  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Kumusta  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
magandang gabi  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Magandang umaga  

Please
azafady  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
Veloma!  
Paalam  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Bikol  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
100,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Hiligaynon  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
8,200,000.00  
39

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Waray  

Where They Speak
-  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
2,600,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
1.74 %  
11

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
filipino  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Pilipino  

French Name
malgache  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Pilipino  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Filipino people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
16th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
-  

Branch
Indonesian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Filipino  

Language Position
84  
99+
34  
32

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Filipino Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
No Data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
fil  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
fil  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
fil  

Glottocode
mala1537  
fili1244  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No Data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Malagasy and Filipino Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Filipino language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Filipino language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century. 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 Filipino Language History.

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

Malagasy vs Filipino Difficulty

The Malagasy vs Filipino difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Filipino 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 Filipino are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Filipino, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is 30 weeks while to learn Filipino time required is 44 weeks.

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