Countries
Madagascar
India, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
12
0
46
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National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
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.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Hindi Language
Derived From
-
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2153
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
59
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2041
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
34
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks6 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Salama!
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
Misaotra
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
Alina tsara
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
azafady
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
Miala tsiny
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
Veloma!
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
Azafady
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Merina
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.002,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
1,200,000.0020,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy
Doabi
Where They Speak
-
Pakistan, Punjab, India
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00130,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
230
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
25.00 million154.30 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.28 %1.44 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
18.00 million100.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
18.00 million54.30 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
malgache
pendjabi
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Punjabis
Origin
1000 AD
1000 AD
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Indonesian
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Modern Punjabi
Language Position
8423
1
120
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Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Macrolanguage
-
ISO 639 1
mg
pa
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mlg
pan
ISO 639 2/B
mlg
pan
ISO 639 3
mlg
pan
ISO 639 6
mlg
panj
Glottocode
mala1537
panj1256
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
-
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional