Countries
Madagascar
India, Karnataka, India
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Karnataka, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Goa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
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Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
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.
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Telugu
Derived From
-
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2149
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
514
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2035
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
35
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Salama!
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Thank You
Misaotra
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
Alina tsara
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
azafady
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
Miala tsiny
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Bye
Veloma!
ಬೈ (Bai)
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
Azafady
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Badaga
Where They Speak
Merina
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00540,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Urali
Where They Speak
Sakalava
kerala
How Many People Speak
1,200,000.006,440.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy
Kurumba
Where They Speak
-
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00220,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
220
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
25.00 million49.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.28 %0.58 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
18.00 million38.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
18.00 million11.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
malgache
kannada
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Kannada
Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Kannadiga
Origin
1000 AD
c. 450
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
-
Branch
Indonesian
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Modern Kannada
Language Position
8431
1
120
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Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
mg
kn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mlg
kan
ISO 639 2/B
mlg
kan
ISO 639 3
mlg
kan
ISO 639 6
mlg
kan
Glottocode
mala1537
nucl1305
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-