Home
Languagevs


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  
-  

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  
Swahili and Comorian Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

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  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
30 weeks  
10

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  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
Western Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Vidarbha  
Sakalava  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
1,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
Plateau Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Khandesh  
-  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million  
25
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
19
0.28 %  
99+

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
18.00 million  
38

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
18.00 million  
32

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]  
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  

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)  
Malagasy Sign Language  

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
mar  
mlg  

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
-  
-  

Countries >>
<< All

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.

Compare Easiest Languages to Learn

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 30 weeks.

Easiest Languages to Learn

Easiest Languages to Learn

» More Easiest Languages to Learn

Compare Easiest Languages to Learn

» More Compare Easiest Languages to Learn