Countries
Madagascar
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
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Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
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.
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Tamil
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Misaotra
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
Alina tsara
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
azafady
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
Miala tsiny
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
Azafady
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Waddar
Where They Speak
Merina
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
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Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
malgache
télougou
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Telugu people
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Dravidian Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Telugu
Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language
Signed Telugu
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
mala1537
telu1262
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Malagasy and Telugu 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 Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Malagasy and Telugu language. Malagasy word for "Hello" is Salama! or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Malagasy Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Malagasy vs Telugu Difficulty
The Malagasy vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Telugu 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 Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is 30 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.