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Tagalog and Malagasy


Malagasy and Tagalog


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Madagascar  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  

Second Language
Filipinos  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
  • 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
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages  
Swahili and Comorian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
25  
7
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
18  
8
20  
10

Scripts
Baybayin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Kamusta  
Salama!  

Thank You
Salamat po  
Misaotra  

How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?  
Manao ahoana!  

Good Night
Magandang gabi  
Alina tsara  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi po  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga po  
Maraina tsara  

Please
pakiusap  
azafady  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
Miala tsiny  

Bye
Paálam  
Veloma!  

I Love You
Iniibig kita  
Tiako ianao.  

Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako  
Azafady  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog  
Eastern Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon  
Merina  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bisalog  
Western Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Sakalava  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
22
1,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Filipino  
Plateau Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
-  

How Many People Speak
90,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
73.00 million  
24
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
34
0.28 %  
99+

Native Speakers
28.00 million  
29
18.00 million  
38

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
18.00 million  
32

Native Name
Tagalog  
Fiteny Malagasy  

Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino  
Malagasy Sign Language  

French Name
tagalog  
malgache  

German Name
Tagalog  
Malagassi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]  
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  

Ethnicity
Tagalog people  
Malagasy people  

History

Origin
1593  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Austronesian  

Branch
-  
Indonesian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Filipino  
standard Malagasy  

Language Position
58  
99+
84  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Tagalog  
Malagasy Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
t1  
mg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tgl  
mlg  

ISO 639 2/B
tgl  
mlg  

ISO 639 3
tg1  
mlg  

ISO 639 6
tgl  
mlg  

Glottocode
taga1269  
mala1537  

Linguasphere
31-CKA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Tagalog and Malagasy Speaking population

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

Tagalog and Malagasy Language Codes

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

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