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Malagasy and Maithili


Maithili and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
India, Nepal   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   
India, Nepal   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Nepal   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Bhojpuri Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
47   
27

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
8   
5

How Many Consonants
20   
10
Not Available   

Scripts
Latin   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
pranam   

Thank You
Misaotra   
dhanyabad   

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!   
Aahan kehan chhi ?   

Good Night
Alina tsara   
Śubharātri   

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e   
shubh sandhya   

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e   
dopahar ke bad namaskar   

Good Morning
Maraina tsara   
Suprabhaat   

Please
azafady   
kripaya   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
maf karai   

Bye
Veloma!   
Alavidā   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
kripaya   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Tharuwat   

Where They Speak
Merina   
Nepal   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Madhubani   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
North India   

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00   
24
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Khortha   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Deoghar, France   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
15   
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
32.00 million   
35

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
0.41 %   
33

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
27.00 million   
30

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
2.80 million   
33

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia   

French Name
malgache   
maithili   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Maithili   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Maithil   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
14th century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Austronesian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indonesian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy   
Standard Maithili   

Language Position
84   
99+
40   
31

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mg   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg   
mai   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
mai   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
mai   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
mait1250   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Malagasy and Maithili Speaking population

Malagasy and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Malagasy vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Maithili Language Codes

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

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