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Malagasy vs Kashmiri


Kashmiri vs 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  
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.
  
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
Hindi and Urdu Languages  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
17  
14

How Many Consonants
20  
10
27  
17

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Assalām ‘alaikum  

Thank You
Misaotra  
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
سہا مسا  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
Hach t'ochoktiya  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Hach ch'i  

Please
azafady  
مهربانی کر  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)  

Bye
Veloma!  
Khuda hāfiz  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
be chus che seth mohabat karaan  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Kashtawari  

Where They Speak
Merina  
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Poguli  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Pogul and Paristan valleys  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
6,100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Rambani  

Where They Speak
-  
India  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
5,600,000.00  
36

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
5.42 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
कॉशुर / كٲشُر  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur  

French Name
malgache  
kashmiri  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Kaschmiri  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[kəːʃur]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Kashmiris or koshur  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
12th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indonesian  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Kashmiri  

Language Position
84  
99+
23  
21

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
ks  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
kas  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
kas  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
kas  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
kas  

Glottocode
mala1537  
kash1277  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Malagasy and Kashmiri Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Kashmiri language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Kashmiri language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Kashmiri language states that this language originated in 12th 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 Kashmiri Language History.

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

Malagasy vs Kashmiri Difficulty

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

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