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Vietnamese vs Malagasy


Malagasy vs Vietnamese


Countries

Countries
Vietnam  
Madagascar  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Vietnam  
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Czech Republic  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  
  • 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
Chinese Language  
Swahili and Comorian Languages  

Derived From
Chinese Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
37  
19
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Xin chào  
Salama!  

Thank You
Cam on  
Misaotra  

How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?  
Manao ahoana!  

Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon  
Alina tsara  

Good Evening
Chào buổi tối  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng  
Maraina tsara  

Please
xin vui lòng  
azafady  

Sorry
Xin lỗi  
Miala tsiny  

Bye
Tạm biệt  
Veloma!  

I Love You
tôi yêu bạn  
Tiako ianao.  

Excuse Me
Xin loi  
Azafady  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese  
Eastern Malagasy  

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

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

Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese  
Western Malagasy  

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

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

Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese  
Plateau Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien  
-  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
91.00 million  
16
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
1.14 %  
17
0.28 %  
99+

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
18.00 million  
38

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
18.00 million  
32

Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)  
Fiteny Malagasy  

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

French Name
vietnamien  
malgache  

German Name
Vietnamesisch  
Malagassi-Sprache  

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

Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people  
Malagasy people  

History

Origin
c. 1440  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Austronesian  

Branch
-  
Indonesian  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese  
standard Malagasy  

Language Position
14  
13
84  
99+

Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages  
Malagasy Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
vi  
mg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
vie  
mlg  

ISO 639 2/B
vie  
mlg  

ISO 639 3
vie  
mlg  

ISO 639 6
vie  
mlg  

Glottocode
viet1252  
mala1537  

Linguasphere
46-EBA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
-  

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Vietnamese and Malagasy Language History

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

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

Vietnamese vs Malagasy Difficulty

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

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