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Malagasy and Gujarati


Gujarati and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
India  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
  • Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
Bengali Language  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
47  
27

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
8  
5

How Many Consonants
20  
10
31  
21

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
18 weeks  
4

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
નમસ્તે (namaste)  

Thank You
Misaotra  
ધન્યવાદ (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
કેમ છો (kem cho?)  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
શુભ રાત્રે (shub rātrē)  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
સાંજે સારી (sān̄jē sārī)  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
સારા બપોરે (sārā bapōrē)  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
સુ પ્રભાત (su prabhat)  

Please
azafady  
કૃપા કરીને(Kr̥pā karīnē)  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
મન્ને મફ કરો (manne maaf karo)  

Bye
Veloma!  
બાય (Bāya)  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
હું તને પ્રેમ કરુ છું (hūṃ tane prem karū chūṃ)  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
માફ કરશો (Māpha karaśō)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Kathiyawadi  

Where They Speak
Merina  
India, Mauritius, Oman, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
46,000,000.00  
16

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Kharwa  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
India, Mauritius, Pakistan, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
56,000,000.00  
13

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Surati  

Where They Speak
-  
-  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
56,000,000.00  
13

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.74 %  
25

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
50.00 million  
22

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
55.00 million  
16

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
ગુજરાતી (gujarātī)  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Gujerathi, Gujerati, Gujrathi  

French Name
malgache  
goudjrati  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Gujarati-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[ɡudʒəˈɾɑːt̪i]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Gujaratis  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
15  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indonesian  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Gujarati  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Modern Gujarati  

Language Position
84  
99+
23  
21

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Signed Gujarati  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
gu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
guj  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
guj  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
guj  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
guj  

Glottocode
mala1537  
guja1252  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Malagasy and Gujarati 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 Malagasy and Gujarati dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Gujarati language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Gujarati Dialects are spoken in different Gujarati speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Gujarati Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Gujarati dialects include: Kathiyawadi , Kharwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Malagasy and Gujarati Speaking population

Malagasy and Gujarati speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Gujarati languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Gujarati Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Gujarati language is 0.74 %. 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 Malagasy and Gujarati on Malagasy vs Gujarati where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Gujarati Language Codes

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

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