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Tulu and Malagasy


Malagasy and Tulu


Countries

Countries
India  
Madagascar  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
India  
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
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
  • Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
  
  • 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
Kannada Language  
Swahili and Comorian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
51  
30
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
5  
2

How Many Consonants
35  
25
20  
10

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Namaskara  
Salama!  

Thank You
Mast Upakara.  
Misaotra  

How Are You?
Yencha Ullar?  
Manao ahoana!  

Good Night
yedde rathre  
Alina tsara  

Good Evening
yedde baiyya  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Afternoon
yedde madhyana  
Manao ahoana e  

Good Morning
yedde kaande  
Maraina tsara  

Please
Daya maltadu  
azafady  

Sorry
Yenna thapu aandu  
Miala tsiny  

Bye
Barpe  
Veloma!  

I Love You
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye  
Tiako ianao.  

Excuse Me
Kshamisi  
Azafady  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Brahmin tulu  
Eastern Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu  
Merina  

How Many People Speak
2,000,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Jain  
Western Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu  
Sakalava  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
1,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Girijan  
Plateau Malagasy  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu  
-  

How Many People Speak
2.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
2  
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.70 million  
99+
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
0.28 %  
99+

Native Speakers
1.70 million  
99+
18.00 million  
38

Second Language Speakers
2.00 million  
99+
18.00 million  
32

Native Name
Tulu  
Fiteny Malagasy  

Alternative Names
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa  
Malagasy Sign Language  

French Name
-  
malgache  

German Name
Tulu  
Malagassi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈtulu]  
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  

Ethnicity
Tuluva  
Malagasy people  

History

Origin
14  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Austronesian  

Branch
-  
Indonesian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Tulu  
standard Malagasy  

Language Position
23  
21
84  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Tulu  
Malagasy Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
mg  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tcy  
mlg  

ISO 639 2/B
tul  
mlg  

ISO 639 3
tcy  
mlg  

ISO 639 6
tcy  
mlg  

Glottocode
tulu1258  
mala1537  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Verb-Object-Subject  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Tulu 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 Tulu and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Tulu and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tulu are spoken in different Tulu Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tulu vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tulu dialects include: Brahmin tulu, Jain. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Tulu and Malagasy Speaking population

Tulu and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tulu and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Tulu and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tulu language is 0.01 % 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 Tulu and Malagasy on Tulu vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tulu and Malagasy Language Codes

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

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