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Malagasy and Kurdish


Kurdish and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
Iraq, Kurdistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Middle East   

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

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.
  
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Farsi Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
8   
5

How Many Consonants
20   
10
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
Silaw   

Thank You
Misaotra   
Sipas   

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!   
Tu çawa yî?   

Good Night
Alina tsara   
Şev xweş   

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e   
Evare baş   

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e   
Nee-wa-rowt bash   

Good Morning
Maraina tsara   
Bayanit bash   

Please
azafady   
Bê zehmet   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
Bibûre   

Bye
Veloma!   
Be xêr çî   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
Ez te hez dikem   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
Bê zehmet   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Northern Kurdish   

Where They Speak
Merina   
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Central Kurdish   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran   

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00   
24
5,000,000.00   
14

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Southern Kurdish   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Eastern Iraq   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
3,000,000.00   
12

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
28.00 million   
38

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
0.31 %   
39

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
21.00 million   
36

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Not Available   

French Name
malgache   
kurde   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Kurdisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Kurds   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
16th century CE   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Austronesian   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Indonesian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy   
Kurdish   

Language Position
84   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
mg   
ku   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg   
kur   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
kur   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
kur   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
kurd1259   

Linguasphere
No data available   
58-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Malagasy and Kurdish Speaking population

Malagasy and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. 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 Kurdish on Malagasy vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Kurdish Language Codes

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

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