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Malagasy and Kannada


Kannada and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
India, Karnataka, India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   
Karnataka, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Goa   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   

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.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Telugu   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
49   
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
14   
11

How Many Consonants
20   
10
35   
25

Scripts
Latin   
Kannada Script   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   

Thank You
Misaotra   
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!   
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   

Good Night
Alina tsara   
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e   
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e   
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   

Good Morning
Maraina tsara   
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   

Please
azafady   
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   

Bye
Veloma!   
ಬೈ (Bai)   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Badaga   

Where They Speak
Merina   
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
540,000.00   
33

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Urali   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
kerala   

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00   
24
6,440.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Kurumba   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
220,000.00   
23

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
49.00 million   
29

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
38.00 million   
26

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
11.00 million   
21

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   

French Name
malgache   
kannada   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Kannada   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Kannadiga   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
c. 450   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Austronesian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indonesian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Kannada, Kannada   

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy   
Modern Kannada   

Language Position
84   
99+
31   
25

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mg   
kn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg   
kan   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
kan   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
kan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
nucl1305   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

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

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Malagasy and Kannada Speaking population

Malagasy and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Malagasy vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Kannada Language Codes

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

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