Swahili and Malagasy
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Madagascar
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Thank You
Asante
Misaotra
How Are You?
Habari gani?
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
Usiku mwema
Alina tsara
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Maraina tsara
I Love You
nakupenda
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
Samahani
Azafady
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Merina
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Sakalava
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Plateau Malagasy
Native Name
Kiswahili
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
swahili
malgache
German Name
Swahili
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Malagasy people
Origin
6th century
1000 AD
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Austronesian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language
Malagasy Sign Language
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
swah1254
mala1537
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
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All Swahili 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 Swahili and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Malagasy Speaking population
Swahili and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 % 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 Swahili and Malagasy on Swahili vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Malagasy Language Codes
Swahili and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.