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Malayalam and Malagasy


Malagasy and Malayalam


Countries

Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry  
Madagascar  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry  
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages  
Swahili and Comorian Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15  
12
5  
2

How Many Consonants
41  
30
20  
10

Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)  
Salama!  

Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)  
Misaotra  

How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)  
Manao ahoana!  

Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)  
Alina tsara  

Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)  
Maraina tsara  

Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)  
azafady  

Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)  
Miala tsiny  

Bye
വിട (viṭa)  
Veloma!  

I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)  
Tiako ianao.  

Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)  
Azafady  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam  
Eastern Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Israel, kerala  
Merina  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
19
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Mappila  
Western Malagasy  

Where They Speak
India  
Sakalava  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
17
1,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam  
Plateau Malagasy  

Where They Speak
France, kerala  
-  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
16
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
38.00 million  
33
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.57 %  
29
0.28 %  
99+

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
18.00 million  
38

Second Language Speakers
38.00 million  
23
18.00 million  
32

Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)  
Fiteny Malagasy  

Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla  
Malagasy Sign Language  

French Name
malayalam  
malgache  

German Name
Malayalam  
Malagassi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[mɐləjaːɭɐm]  
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  

Ethnicity
Malayali  
Malagasy people  

History

Origin
9th Century  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Austronesian  

Branch
-  
Indonesian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early form  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Malayalam  
standard Malagasy  

Language Position
29  
27
84  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Malayalam  
Malagasy Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ml  
mg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mal  
mlg  

ISO 639 2/B
mal  
mlg  

ISO 639 3
mal  
mlg  

ISO 639 6
mal  
mlg  

Glottocode
mala1464  
mala1537  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Verb-Object-Subject  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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All Malayalam and Malagasy Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Malayalam and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Malayalam and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malayalam are spoken in different Malayalam Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malayalam vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam, Mappila. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Malayalam and Malagasy Speaking population

Malayalam and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Malayalam and Malagasy on Malayalam vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malayalam and Malagasy Language Codes

Malayalam and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malayalam and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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