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Balochi vs Malagasy


Malagasy vs 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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Balochi and Malagasy Language History

Comparison of Balochi vs Malagasy language history gives us differences between origin of Balochi and Malagasy language. History of Balochi language states that this language originated in 19th Century whereas history of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Balochi and Malagasy Language History.

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Balochi 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 Balochi and Malagasy greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Balochi and Malagasy language. Balochi word for "Hello" is Salam or Malagasy word for "Thank You" is Misaotra. Find more of such common Balochi Greetings and Malagasy Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Balochi vs Malagasy Difficulty

The Balochi vs Malagasy difficulty level basically depends on the number of Balochi 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 Balochi and Malagasy are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Balochi and Malagasy, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Balochi is 44 weeks while to learn Malagasy time required is 30 weeks.

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