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Malagasy vs Galician


Galician vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Galicia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Galicia  

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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  

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.
  
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
Portuguese Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
20  
10
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
28 weeks  
9

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Ola  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Grazas  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Que tal estás?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
Boas noites  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
Boa tarde  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
Boa tarde  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Bos días  

Please
azafady  
Por favor  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
Síntoo!  

Bye
Veloma!  
Adeus  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Ámote  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Perdoe!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Eastern Galician  

Where They Speak
Merina  
East Galicia  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
2,700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Central Galician  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Central Galicia  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Western Galician  

Where They Speak
-  
West Galicia  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
2.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
Galego  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Galego, Gallego  

French Name
malgache  
galicien  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Galicisch  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[ɡaˈleɣo]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Galician people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
c. 1175  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
-  

Branch
Indonesian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Galician  

Language Position
84  
99+
46  
99+

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Galician Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
gl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
glg  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
glg  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
glg  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
glg  

Glottocode
mala1537  
gali1258  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-ab  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Malagasy and Galician Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Galician language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Galician language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Galician language states that this language originated in c. 1175. 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 Galician Language History.

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

Malagasy vs Galician Difficulty

The Malagasy vs Galician difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Galician 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 Galician are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Galician, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is 30 weeks while to learn Galician time required is 28 weeks.

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