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Maltese and Malagasy


Malagasy and Maltese


Countries

Countries
European Union, Malta  
Madagascar  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Malta  
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  

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

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Western Arabic Dialects  
Swahili and Comorian Languages  

Derived From
Roman Languages  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30  
12
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
24  
14
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Ħello  
Salama!  

Thank You
Grazzi  
Misaotra  

How Are You?
Kif int?  
Manao ahoana!  

Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba  
Alina tsara  

Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba  
Maraina tsara  

Please
Jekk jogħġbok  
azafady  

Sorry
Skużani!  
Miala tsiny  

Bye
Ċaw  
Veloma!  

I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna  
Tiako ianao.  

Excuse Me
Skużi!  
Azafady  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Qormi  
Eastern Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Malta  
Merina  

How Many People Speak
520,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Żejtun  
Western Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Malta  
Sakalava  

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

Dialect 3
Not Present  
Plateau Malagasy  

Where They Speak
-  
-  

How Many People Speak
500,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.02 %  
99+
0.28 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.52 million  
99+
18.00 million  
38

Second Language Speakers
0.50 million  
99+
18.00 million  
32

Native Name
Malti  
Fiteny Malagasy  

Alternative Names
Malti  
Malagasy Sign Language  

French Name
maltais  
malgache  

German Name
Maltesisch  
Malagassi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[mɔːltiːz]  
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  

Ethnicity
Maltese  
Malagasy people  

History

Origin
c. 1470  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
Austronesian  

Branch
North Abric  
Indonesian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Maltese  
standard Malagasy  

Language Position
25  
23
84  
99+

Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language  
Malagasy Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
mt  
mg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlt  
mlg  

ISO 639 2/B
mlt  
mlg  

ISO 639 3
mlt  
mlg  

ISO 639 6
mlt  
mlg  

Glottocode
malt1254  
mala1537  

Linguasphere
12-AAC-c  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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All Maltese and Malagasy Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Maltese and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Maltese and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maltese are spoken in different Maltese Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maltese vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maltese dialects include: Qormi, Żejtun. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Maltese and Malagasy Speaking population

Maltese and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maltese and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Maltese and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Maltese and Malagasy on Maltese vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maltese and Malagasy Language Codes

Maltese and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maltese and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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