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Malagasy and Tulu


Tulu 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.
  
  • Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
  • Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
  

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
Kannada Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
16  
13

How Many Consonants
20  
10
35  
25

Scripts
Latin  
Kannada Script  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Namaskara  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Mast Upakara.  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Yencha Ullar?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
yedde rathre  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
yedde baiyya  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
yedde madhyana  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
yedde kaande  

Please
azafady  
Daya maltadu  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
Yenna thapu aandu  

Bye
Veloma!  
Barpe  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Kshamisi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Brahmin tulu  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
2,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Jain  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
1,900,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Girijan  

Where They Speak
-  
Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
2.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
1.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
2.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
Tulu  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa  

French Name
malgache  
-  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Tulu  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[ˈtulu]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Tuluva  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
14  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
-  

Branch
Indonesian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Tulu  

Language Position
84  
99+
23  
21

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Signed Tulu  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
tcy  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
tul  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
tcy  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
tcy  

Glottocode
mala1537  
tulu1258  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Malagasy and Tulu Speaking population

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

Malagasy and Tulu Language Codes

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

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