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Telugu and Malagasy


Malagasy and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   
Madagascar   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India   
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   

Second Language
Karnataka   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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   
Not Available   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60   
35
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19   
16
5   
2

How Many Consonants
41   
30
20   
10

Scripts
Telugu Script   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)   
Salama!   

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   
Misaotra   

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   
Manao ahoana!   

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   
Alina tsara   

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   
Maraina tsara   

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   
azafady   

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   
Miala tsiny   

Bye
బై (Bai)   
Veloma!   

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   
Tiako ianao.   

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   
Azafady   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar   
Eastern Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   
Merina   

How Many People Speak
170,000.00   
39
5,000,000.00   
17

Dialect 2
Chenchu   
Western Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   
Sakalava   

How Many People Speak
26,000.00   
99+
1,200,000.00   
24

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora   
Not Available   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
38   
28
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million   
20
Not Available   

Speaking Population
1.15 %   
15
0.28 %   
40

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
18.00 million   
38

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
Not Available   

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)   
Fiteny Malagasy   

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   
Malagasy Sign Language   

French Name
télougou   
malgache   

German Name
Telugu-Sprache   
Malagassi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Telugu people   
Malagasy people   

History

Origin
c. 575   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Austronesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indonesian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Telugu   
standard Malagasy   

Language Position
15   
14
84   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
te   
mg   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel   
mlg   

ISO 639 2/B
tel   
mlg   

ISO 639 3
tel   
mlg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
telu1262   
mala1537   

Linguasphere
No data available   
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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All Telugu 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 Telugu and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Telugu and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Telugu are spoken in different Telugu Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Telugu vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Telugu dialects include: Waddar, Chenchu. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Telugu and Malagasy Speaking population

Telugu and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % 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 Telugu and Malagasy on Telugu vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Malagasy Language Codes

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

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