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Malagasy vs Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
0  
15

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  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

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.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
11  
8

How Many Consonants
20  
10
34  
24

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
Misaotra  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
azafady  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
Veloma!  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Caribbean Hindustani  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Fiji Hindi  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
380,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
-  
India  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
38,000,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.43 %  
33

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
40.00 million  
24

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
38.00 million  
23

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
malgache  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Bhojpuri speakers  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
19th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
-  

Branch
Indonesian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
84  
99+
37  
34

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Bhojpuri Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
bho  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
bho  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
bho  

Glottocode
mala1537  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-sa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Malagasy and Bhojpuri Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Bhojpuri language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Bhojpuri language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Bhojpuri language states that this language originated in 19th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Malagasy and Bhojpuri Language History.

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Malagasy and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Malagasy and Bhojpuri language. Malagasy word for "Hello" is Salama! or Bhojpuri word for "Thank You" is धन्वाद (dhanvaad). Find more of such common Malagasy Greetings and Bhojpuri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Malagasy vs Bhojpuri Difficulty

The Malagasy vs Bhojpuri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Bhojpuri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is 30 weeks while to learn Bhojpuri time required is 44 weeks.

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