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Malagasy and Oriya


Oriya 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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

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.
  
  • The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
  • Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
Bengali and Assamese  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
42  
22

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
11  
8

How Many Consonants
20  
10
31  
21

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)  

Thank You
Misaotra  
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)  

Please
azafady  
ଦୟାକରି  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)  

Bye
Veloma!  
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Baleswari  

Where They Speak
Merina  
India  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
33,800,000.00  
22

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Ganjami  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
India  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
33,800,000.00  
20

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Kosli  

Where They Speak
-  
India  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
520,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
33.00 million  
34

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.50 %  
31

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
33.00 million  
28

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
35.00 million  
24

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia  

French Name
malgache  
oriya  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Oriya-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[ˈoɽia]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Odias  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
3 BC  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indonesian  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Standard Odia  

Language Position
84  
99+
32  
30

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Indian Signing System  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual, Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
or  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
ori  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
ori  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
ori  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
ori  

Glottocode
mala1537  
macr1269  

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

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Malagasy and Oriya Speaking population

Malagasy and Oriya speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Oriya languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Oriya Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oriya language is 0.50 %. 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 Oriya on Malagasy vs Oriya where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Oriya Language Codes

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

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