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Malagasy and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
India, No official status   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
0   
15

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   
India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Maithili and Magahi   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
43   
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
11   
8

How Many Consonants
20   
10
34   
24

Scripts
Latin   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
प्रणाम (prannam)   

Thank You
Misaotra   
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)   

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!   
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)   

Good Night
Alina tsara   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Good Morning
Maraina tsara   
राम राम (raam raam)   

Please
azafady   
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   

Bye
Veloma!   
प्रणाम (prannam)   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Caribbean Hindustani   

Where They Speak
Merina   
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
16,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Fiji Hindi   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America   

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00   
24
380,000.00   
31

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Tharu Bhojpuri   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
India   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
13   
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
40.00 million   
31

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
0.43 %   
31

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
40.00 million   
24

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas   

French Name
malgache   
bhojpuri   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Bhojpuri   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
19th Century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Austronesian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indonesian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy   
Bhojpuri   

Language Position
84   
99+
37   
29

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mg   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg   
bho   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
bho   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
bho   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
bhoj1246   

Linguasphere
No data available   
59-AAF-sa   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Malagasy and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Malagasy and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Malagasy and Bhojpuri on Malagasy vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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

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