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Malagasy vs Sindhi


Sindhi vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
India, Pakistan, Sindh  

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
-  
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority  

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 writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
  • In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
  

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
Gujarati  

Derived From
-  
Prakrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
64  
37

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
10  
7

How Many Consonants
20  
10
42  
31

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic, Devanagari  

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!  
Assalam O Alaikum  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Meharbani  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Kehra haal aahin  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
tava kia aayo  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
Sham Jo Salam  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
Assalam o Alaikum  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Subho Bakhair  

Please
azafady  
Mehrbani  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
Moon khe afsos aahe  

Bye
Veloma!  
Allah Wahi  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Man tokhe prem karyan ti  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Maaf Kajo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Siraiki  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Upper Sindh  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
25,000,000.00  
26

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Vicholi  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Central Sindh  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
25,000,000.00  
23

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Lari  

Where They Speak
-  
Lower Sindh  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
25.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
29.00 million  
37

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.39 %  
36

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
25.00 million  
27

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
سنڌي  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Sindhi  

French Name
malgache  
sindhi  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Sindhi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[sɪndi]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Sindhi people  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
711 A.D  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indonesian  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Sindhi and Middle Sindhi  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Sindhi  

Language Position
84  
99+
50  
99+

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Signed Sindhi  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
sd  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
snd  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
snd  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
snd  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
snd  

Glottocode
mala1537  
sind1272  

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 Sindhi Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Sindhi language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Sindhi language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Sindhi language states that this language originated in 711 A.D. 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 Sindhi Language History.

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

Malagasy vs Sindhi Difficulty

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

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