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Balochi and Malagasy


Malagasy and Balochi


Countries

Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  
Madagascar  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Iran  
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  
  • 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
Kurdish and Persian  
Swahili and Comorian Languages  

Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
5  
2

How Many Consonants
26  
16
20  
10

Scripts
Perso-Arabic script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Salam  
Salama!  

Thank You
mana bebahgsh  
Misaotra  

How Are You?
chone tao?  
Manao ahoana!  

Good Night
jawáin shap  
Alina tsara  

Good Evening
jawáin begáh  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Afternoon
سلام علیکم  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Morning
jawáin sawáh  
Maraina tsara  

Please
Mihrabani kan  
azafady  

Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh  
Miala tsiny  

Bye
bye  
Veloma!  

I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh  
Tiako ianao.  

Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh  
Azafady  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Balochi  
Eastern Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Merina  

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

Dialect 2
Western Balochi  
Western Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  
Sakalava  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
1,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Balochi  
Plateau Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  
-  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.60 million  
99+
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.28 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.60 million  
99+
18.00 million  
38

Second Language Speakers
8.50 million  
99+
18.00 million  
32

Native Name
بلوچی  
Fiteny Malagasy  

Alternative Names
Baluchi  
Malagasy Sign Language  

French Name
baloutchi  
malgache  

German Name
Belutschisch  
Malagassi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[bəˈloʧi]  
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  

Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  
Malagasy people  

History

Origin
19th Century  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Austronesian  

Branch
-  
Indonesian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Balochi  
standard Malagasy  

Language Position
39  
36
84  
99+

Signed Forms
Balochi Sign Language  
Malagasy Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
mg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bal  
mlg  

ISO 639 2/B
bal  
mlg  

ISO 639 3
bal  
mlg  

ISO 639 6
bal  
mlg  

Glottocode
balo1260  
mala1537  

Linguasphere
58-AAB-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Verb-Object-Subject  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Balochi and Malagasy Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Balochi and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Balochi and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Balochi are spoken in different Balochi Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Balochi vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi, Western Balochi. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Balochi and Malagasy Speaking population

Balochi and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Balochi and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Balochi and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Balochi and Malagasy on Balochi vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Balochi and Malagasy Language Codes

Balochi and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Balochi and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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