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Malagasy and Punjabi


Punjabi and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

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
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.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Hindi Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
9   
6

How Many Consonants
20   
10
41   
30

Scripts
Latin   
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
6 weeks   
3

Greetings

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)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Pothohari   

Where They Speak
Merina   
Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
2,500,000.00   
22

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Saraiki   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00   
24
20,000,000.00   
5

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Doabi   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Pakistan, Punjab, India   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
30   
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
154.30 million   
12

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
1.44 %   
11

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
100.00 million   
11

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
54.30 million   
12

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
Not Available   
Not Availble   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Punjabis   

History

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
84   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Not Available   

Code

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
panj1256   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Malagasy and Punjabi Speaking population

Malagasy and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. 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 Punjabi on Malagasy vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Punjabi Language Codes

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

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