Countries
Madagascar
Armenian Highland
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
Regulated By
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Armenian National Academy of Sciences
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 first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Greek
Alphabets in
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Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Armenian manuscript
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Salama!
Բարեւ (Barev)
Thank You
Misaotra
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
Good Night
Alina tsara
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
Բարի օր (Bari or)
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
Please
azafady
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
Sorry
Miala tsiny
կներեք (knerek’)
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
Excuse Me
Azafady
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Eastern Armenian
Where They Speak
Merina
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Western Armenian
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy
Eastern Armenian
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
French Name
malgache
arménien
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Armenisch
Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Armenians
Origin
1000 AD
late 5th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language
Signed Armenian
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
mala1537
arme1241
Linguasphere
No data available
57-AAA-a
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative, Synthetic
Malagasy and Armenian Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Malagasy and Armenian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Malagasy and Armenian language. Malagasy word for "Hello" is Salama! or Armenian word for "Thank You" is Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun). Find more of such common Malagasy Greetings and Armenian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Malagasy vs Armenian Difficulty
The Malagasy vs Armenian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Armenian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Malagasy and Armenian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Armenian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is 30 weeks while to learn Armenian time required is 44 weeks.