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Malagasy and Sanskrit


Sanskrit 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.
  
  • Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
  • Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
Old German Language  

Derived From
-  
Prakrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
16  
13

How Many Consonants
20  
10
36  
26

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
20 weeks  
5

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)  

Thank You
Misaotra  
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
शुभः सायंकालः  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
शुभ दुपार  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)  

Please
azafady  
कृपया (kripayā)  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  

Bye
Veloma!  
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Merina  
-  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
140,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
-  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
140,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Not present  

Where They Speak
-  
-  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
140,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
0  

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
14.10 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
14.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
-  

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Saṃskṛtam, Sanskritam  

French Name
malgache  
sanskrit  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Sanskrit  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[səmskr̩t̪əm]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Sanskrit speakers  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
2000 B.C.  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indonesian  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Vedic Sanskrit  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Sanskrit  

Language Position
84  
99+
23  
21

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
-  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
sa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
san  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
san  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
san  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
san  

Glottocode
mala1537  
sans1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Ancient  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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

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Malagasy and Sanskrit Speaking population

Malagasy and Sanskrit speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Sanskrit languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Sanskrit Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sanskrit language is 0.01 %. 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 Sanskrit on Malagasy vs Sanskrit where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Sanskrit Language Codes

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

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