Countries
Vietnam
Madagascar
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
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
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Alphabets in
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Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200
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
I Love You
tôi yêu bạn
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
Xin loi
Azafady
Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
Merina
Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
Sakalava
Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Plateau Malagasy
Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
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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
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Austronesian Family
Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages
Malagasy Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
viet1252
mala1537
Linguasphere
46-EBA
No data available
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 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.