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Malagasy vs Italian


Italian vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
7  
8

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia  

Regulated By
-  
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)  

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.
  
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
French and Portuguese Languages  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
ciao  

Thank You
Misaotra  
grazie  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Come stai?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
buonanotte  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
buonasera  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
buon pomeriggio  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
buongiorno  

Please
azafady  
Per Favore  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
scusate  

Bye
Veloma!  
arrivederci  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Ti amo  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Scusami  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Romanesco  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Lazio  

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

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Central Italian  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Tuscan  

Where They Speak
-  
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
69,000,000.00  
11

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
15  
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
78.00 million  
21

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.90 %  
23

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
64.00 million  
18

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
14.00 million  
36

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
Italiano  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Italiano  

French Name
malgache  
italien  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Italienisch  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[itaˈljaːno]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Italians  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
960 BC  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Romance  

Branch
Indonesian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Italian  

Language Position
84  
99+
27  
25

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
it  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
ita  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
ita  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
ita  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
itas  

Glottocode
mala1537  
ital1282  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Malagasy and Italian Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Italian language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Italian language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Italian language states that this language originated in 960 BC. 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 Italian Language History.

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

Malagasy vs Italian Difficulty

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

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