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Malagasy vs Vietnamese


Vietnamese vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Vietnam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Vietnam  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Czech Republic  

Regulated By
-  
-  

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.
  
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
Chinese Language  

Derived From
-  
Chinese Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
37  
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
12  
9

How Many Consonants
20  
10
21  
11

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!  
Xin chào  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Cam on  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Bạn khỏe không?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
Chúc ngủ ngon  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
Chào buổi tối  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
Chào buổi trưa  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Chào buổi sáng  

Please
azafady  
xin vui lòng  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
Xin lỗi  

Bye
Veloma!  
Tạm biệt  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
tôi yêu bạn  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Xin loi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Northern Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
76,000,000.00  
11

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
North-central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
76,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Mid-Central Vietnamese  

Where They Speak
-  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
76,000,000.00  
8

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
91.00 million  
16

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
1.14 %  
17

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
tiếng việt (㗂越)  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet  

French Name
malgache  
vietnamien  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Vietnamesisch  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
c. 1440  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
-  

Branch
Indonesian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Standard Vietnamese  

Language Position
84  
99+
14  
13

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Vietnamese sign languages  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
vi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
vie  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
vie  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
vie  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
vie  

Glottocode
mala1537  
viet1252  

Linguasphere
No data available  
46-EBA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Isolating  

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Malagasy and Vietnamese Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Vietnamese language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Vietnamese language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Vietnamese language states that this language originated in c. 1440. 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 Vietnamese Language History.

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

Malagasy vs Vietnamese Difficulty

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

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