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Marathi vs Malagasy


Malagasy vs Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   
Madagascar   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
India   
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
  • 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
Konkani Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
52   
31
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
5   
2

How Many Consonants
36   
26
20   
10

Scripts
Devanagari   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   
Salama!   

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   
Misaotra   

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   
Manao ahoana!   

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   
Alina tsara   

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   
Maraina tsara   

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   
azafady   

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   
Miala tsiny   

Bye
बाय (Bāya)   
Veloma!   

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   
Tiako ianao.   

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   
Azafady   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani   
Eastern Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Kokan   
Merina   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
23
5,000,000.00   
17

Dialect 2
Varhadi   
Western Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Vidarbha   
Sakalava   

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00   
12
1,200,000.00   
24

Dialect 3
Khandeshi   
Not Available   

Where They Speak
Khandesh   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
42   
29
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million   
25
Not Available   

Speaking Population
1.10 %   
18
0.28 %   
40

Native Speakers
68.00 million   
16
18.00 million   
38

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million   
32
Not Available   

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)   
Fiteny Malagasy   

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   
Malagasy Sign Language   

French Name
marathe   
malgache   

German Name
Marathi   
Malagassi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Marathi people   
Malagasy people   

History

Origin
10th century   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Austronesian   

Branch
Indic   
Indonesian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Marathi   
standard Malagasy   

Language Position
17   
15
84   
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
mr   
mg   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar   
mlg   

ISO 639 2/B
mar   
mlg   

ISO 639 3
mar   
mlg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mara1378   
mala1537   

Linguasphere
omr   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Marathi and Malagasy Language History

Comparison of Marathi vs Malagasy language history gives us differences between origin of Marathi and Malagasy language. History of Marathi language states that this language originated in 10th century whereas history of Malagasy 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 Marathi and Malagasy Language History.

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

Marathi vs Malagasy Difficulty

The Marathi vs Malagasy difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Malagasy 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 Marathi and Malagasy are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Malagasy, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Malagasy time required is Not Available.

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