Countries
Madagascar
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
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Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
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.
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Konkani Language
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Salama!
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Thank You
Misaotra
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
Alina tsara
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
azafady
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
Miala tsiny
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
Azafady
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Merina
Kokan
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Varhadi
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Vidarbha
Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
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Khandesh
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
malgache
marathe
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Marathi
Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Marathi people
Origin
1000 AD
10th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Marathi
Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
mala1537
mara1378
Linguasphere
No data available
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Malagasy and Marathi 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 Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Malagasy and Marathi language. Malagasy word for "Hello" is Salama! or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Malagasy Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Malagasy vs Marathi Difficulty
The Malagasy vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Marathi 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 Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is 30 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.