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Malagasy vs Irish


Irish vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
European Union, Ireland  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Ireland  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Ireland  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
United Kingdom  

Regulated By
-  
Foras na Gaeilge  

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 Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
18  
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
13  
3

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
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Dia dhuit  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Go raibh maith agat  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Conas atá tú ?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
Oíche mhaith  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Dia dhuit ar maidin  

Please
azafady  
le do thoil  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
Tá brón orm  

Bye
Veloma!  
Slán  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Is breá liom thú  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Gabh mo leithscéal  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Connacht Irish  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Connacht  

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

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Munster Irish  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Munster  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Ulster Irish  

Where They Speak
-  
Ulster  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
140,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.03 %  
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
0.14 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
1.65 million  
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  

French Name
malgache  
irlandais moyen  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Mittelirisch  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Irish people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
c. 750  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Celtic  

Branch
Indonesian  
Goidelic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  

Language Position
84  
99+
25  
23

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Irish Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
ga  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
gle  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
gle  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
gle  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
gle  

Glottocode
mala1537  
iris1253  

Linguasphere
No data available  
50-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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Malagasy and Irish Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Irish language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Irish language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750. 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 Irish Language History.

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

Malagasy vs Irish Difficulty

The Malagasy vs Irish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Irish 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 Irish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Irish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is 30 weeks while to learn Irish time required is 36 weeks.

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