Language code: mg
Technical information about ISO 639 language code mg
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The table below provides technical details for the Malagasy language, designated by the mg code from the ISO 639-1 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Malagasy Native Fiteny malagasy |
| Family | Malayo-Polynesian |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | MerinaBetsimisarakaBetsileoSakalavaTsimihetyAntankaranaBaraMasikoroAntandroyMahafalyAntaisakaTanalaTanosyAntemoro |
| Related languages | Ma'anyanDusun WituPakuBanjarMalay |
| Key facts | It is the westernmost member of the Austronesian familyArrived in Madagascar roughly 1,300–1,500 years ago via settlers from Southeast BorneoContains extensive Bantu, Arabic and French loanwordsFollows an unusual Verb–Object–Subject basic word orderWritten with a 21-letter Latin alphabet devised in 1823. |
| Sample phrase | Salama, manao ahoana ianao? |
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Malagasy belongs to the Austronesian language family, specifically to the Malayo-Polynesian subgroup. It is one of the official languages of Madagascar. It is written using the Latin script (Malagasy alphabet). It is estimated that there are more than 18 million speakers worldwide.
Language presence globally
Speakers
18M
*The graph shows a rough estimate of Malagasy speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.
Related locale codes
mg-MG – Malagasy (Madagascar)
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- Translation Memory
- Glossary
- Reports and statistics
- Figma integration
- AWS S3 integration
- GitHub integration
- GitLab integration
- Bitbucket integration
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- Configuration file
- Supported file formats
- Language & Country Codes
- Referral Program
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