Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Madagascar
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
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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
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
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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
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Azafady
Dialect 1
Waddar
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Merina
Dialect 2
Chenchu
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Sakalava
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
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Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
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How Many People Speak
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How Many People Speak?
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Second Language Speakers
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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
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Ethnicity
Telugu people
Malagasy people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
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Austronesian
Branch
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Indonesian
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
telu1262
mala1537
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
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Telugu 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 Telugu and Malagasy greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Malagasy language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Malagasy word for "Thank You" is Misaotra. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Malagasy Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Malagasy Difficulty
The Telugu vs Malagasy difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu 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 Telugu and Malagasy are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Malagasy, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Malagasy time required is Not Available.