About Malagasy Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Malagasy is an Austronesian language that is the national language of Madagascar. It is one of the Barito languages that is also related to the Ma’anyan language. You will be surprised to know that it is still spleen in Borneo. Malagasy is greatly inspired by Malay and Javanese words during the time of trading between Madagascar and the Sunda Islands. During the 1000 AD, this language also included Bantu and other Arabic words. Malagasy is spoken by 25 million in Madagascar and Comoros. This language is divided into two different dialects that are the Eastern and the Western. Merina dialect is the basis of this language while standard Malagasy is the other popular dialect. This language is based on the Sorabe, Latin, and Arabic scripts. The vowels include close, mid, and open types while the verbs have three productive voice forms.
About Cebuano Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Cebuano is also referred as Binisaya. It is an Austronesian language and is spoken in the southern Philippines. The language flourished in the Central Visayas and the western parts of Eastern Visayas. It is spoken in most of Mindanao. Cebuano originated from the island of Cebu. It is now spoken in various Visayan ethnolinguistic groups. The native in Cebuanos speaks the language. It has the largest number of native speakers and is a major language of the Philippines. Cebuano has the largest number of native speakers in the Philippines from the 1950s till the 1980s. Cebuano is spoken in many western parts of Eastern Visayas, and other parts of Palawan and Mindanao. The name Cebuano has been derived from the island of Cebu and is the original locus of the language.
