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Malagasy vs Punjabi


Punjabi 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  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  

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.
  
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
Hindi Language  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
9  
6

How Many Consonants
20  
10
41  
30

Scripts
Latin  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  

Thank You
Misaotra  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Please
azafady  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  

Bye
Veloma!  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Pothohari  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Saraiki  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
26

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Doabi  

Where They Speak
-  
Pakistan, Punjab, India  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
130,000,000.00  
3

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
30  
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
154.30 million  
12

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
1.44 %  
12

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
100.00 million  
11

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
54.30 million  
17

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  

French Name
malgache  
pendjabi  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Pandschabi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
Not Availble  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Punjabis  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indonesian  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Modern Punjabi  

Language Position
84  
99+
23  
21

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
pa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
pan  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
pan  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
pan  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
panj  

Glottocode
mala1537  
panj1256  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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Malagasy and Punjabi Language History

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

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

Malagasy vs Punjabi Difficulty

The Malagasy vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Punjabi 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 Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is 30 weeks while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.

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