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Swedish and Malagasy


Malagasy and Swedish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden  
Madagascar  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Sweden  
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  

Second Language
Finland  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe  
Africa  

Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council  
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Interesting Facts
  • In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
  • Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  
  • 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
Norwegian and Danish Language  
Swahili and Comorian Languages  

Derived From
Old Norse Language  
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Alphabets

Alphabets in
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200  
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
29  
11
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
5  
2

How Many Consonants
18  
8
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
hej  
Salama!  

Thank You
tacka dig  
Misaotra  

How Are You?
hur mår du  
Manao ahoana!  

Good Night
godnatt  
Alina tsara  

Good Evening
god kväll  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Morning
god morgon  
Maraina tsara  

Please
vänligen  
azafady  

Sorry
ledsen  
Miala tsiny  

Bye
hej då  
Veloma!  

I Love You
jag älskar dig  
Tiako ianao.  

Excuse Me
ursäkta mig  
Azafady  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Dialects  
Eastern Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Gabon  
Merina  

How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00  
9
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Dialects  
Western Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Georgia  
Sakalava  

How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00  
7
1,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Dialects  
Plateau Malagasy  

Where They Speak
France  
-  

How Many People Speak
96,000,000.00  
5
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
79  
33
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.28 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.70 million  
99+
18.00 million  
38

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
18.00 million  
32

Native Name
Svenska  
Fiteny Malagasy  

Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska  
Malagasy Sign Language  

French Name
suédois  
malgache  

German Name
Schwedisch  
Malagassi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]  
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  

Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes  
Malagasy people  

History

Origin
13th Century  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Germanic  
Austronesian  

Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)  
Indonesian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Swedish  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Swedish  
standard Malagasy  

Language Position
89  
99+
84  
99+

Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")  
Malagasy Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
sv  
mg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swe  
mlg  

ISO 639 2/B
swe  
mlg  

ISO 639 3
swe  
mlg  

ISO 639 6
swe  
mlg  

Glottocode
swed1254  
mala1537  

Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Swedish 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 Swedish and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Swedish and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swedish are spoken in different Swedish Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swedish vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swedish dialects include: Dialects, Dialects. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Swedish and Malagasy Speaking population

Swedish and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swedish and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Swedish and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 % 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 Swedish and Malagasy on Swedish vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Swedish and Malagasy Language Codes

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

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