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Malagasy and Luri


Luri and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
Iran   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   
Iran   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not Available   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Antartica   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not Available   

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.
  
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Similar To
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Persian   

Derived From
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Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
45   
25

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
20   
10
40   
29

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, NA   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
25 weeks   
7

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
hello   

Thank You
Misaotra   
Thank you   

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!   
how are you   

Good Night
Alina tsara   
Good night   

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e   
Good evening   

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e   
Good afternoon   

Good Morning
Maraina tsara   
Good morning   

Please
azafady   
Please   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
sorry   

Bye
Veloma!   
bye   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
i love you   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
excuse me   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Feyli lurish   

Where They Speak
Merina   
Eastern Iraq, Western Iran   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
3,000,000.00   
21

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Bakhtiari   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
Iran   

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00   
24
3,000,000.00   
18

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Laki   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Iran   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,000,000.00   
20

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
5   
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
0.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
0.00 %   
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
0.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
89.00 million   
10

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
nanme   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Lori, Luri, Luristani   

French Name
malgache   
Not Available   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Not Available   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈoɽia]   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Lurs   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
19 BC   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Austronesian   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Indonesian   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
gd   

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy   
gd   

Language Position
84   
99+
23   
19

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
mg   
12   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
Not Available   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
12   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
12   

Linguasphere
No data available   
12   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
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Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject   
Subject-Object-Verb   

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

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Malagasy and Luri Speaking population

Malagasy and Luri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Luri languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Luri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Luri language is 0.00 %. 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 Luri on Malagasy vs Luri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Luri Language Codes

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

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