Is Malagasy hard to learn?
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Is Malagasy hard to learn?
For native speakers of any European language like English, French or German, the Malagasy language can seem incredibly complicated and with very few similarities to the languages that we are used to.
How long does it take to learn Malagasy?
How long will it take until I can speak Malagasy? After just 3 hours of learning you will be able to engage in simple conversations, and after 50 hours of learning time you will have reached fluency in Malagasy. And if you watch an hour of movies or a TV series in Malagasy afterwards, you will progress even faster.
Can Malagasy speak?
A collection of useful phrases in Malagasy, a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken mainly in Madagascar….Useful phrases in Malagasy.
| English | Fiteny Malagasy (Malagasy) |
|---|---|
| Do you speak English? | Mahay miteny anglisy ve ianao? |
| Do you speak Malagasy? | Mahay miteny malagasy ve ianao? |
How many dialects of Malagasy are there?
There are two principal dialects of Malagasy; Eastern (including Merina) and Western (including Sakalava), with the isogloss running down the spine of the island, the south being western, and the central plateau and much of the north (apart from the very tip) being eastern.
Why are Malagasy words so long?
Despite a wide variety of regional dialects, Malagasy is considered one language because the dialects are mutually intelligible. Malagasy words are formed by the addition of prefixes and suffixes to roots of basic meaning. This kind of word formation makes many Malagasy words relatively longer than other languages.
What alphabet does Malagasy use?
Malagasy language
| Malagasy | |
|---|---|
| Native speakers | 25 million (2015) |
| Language family | Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Barito East Barito Malagasy |
| Writing system | Latin script (Malagasy alphabet) Sorabe alphabet (Historically) Malagasy Braille |
| Official status |