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Malagasy vs Tulu


Tulu vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
India  

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.
  
  • Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
  • Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
  

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
Kannada Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
16  
13

How Many Consonants
20  
10
35  
25

Scripts
Latin  
Kannada Script  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Namaskara  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Mast Upakara.  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Yencha Ullar?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
yedde rathre  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
yedde baiyya  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
yedde madhyana  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
yedde kaande  

Please
azafady  
Daya maltadu  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
Yenna thapu aandu  

Bye
Veloma!  
Barpe  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Kshamisi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Brahmin tulu  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Tamil Nadu  

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

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Jain  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
1,900,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Girijan  

Where They Speak
-  
Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
2.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
1.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
2.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
Tulu  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa  

French Name
malgache  
-  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Tulu  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[ˈtulu]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Tuluva  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
14  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
-  

Branch
Indonesian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Tulu  

Language Position
84  
99+
23  
21

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Signed Tulu  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
tcy  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
tul  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
tcy  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
tcy  

Glottocode
mala1537  
tulu1258  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Malagasy and Tulu Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Tulu language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Tulu language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Tulu language states that this language originated in 14. 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 Tulu Language History.

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

Malagasy vs Tulu Difficulty

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

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