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Malagasy and Marathi


Marathi and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   
India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Israel, Mauritius   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   

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.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Konkani Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   

Alphabets
21   
3
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
16   
13

How Many Consonants
20   
10
36   
26

Scripts
Latin   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   

Thank You
Misaotra   
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!   
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   

Good Night
Alina tsara   
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e   
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e   
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   

Good Morning
Maraina tsara   
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   

Please
azafady   
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   

Bye
Veloma!   
बाय (Bāya)   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Maharashtrian Konkani   

Where They Speak
Merina   
Kokan   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
2,400,000.00   
23

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Varhadi   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
Vidarbha   

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00   
24
7,000,000.00   
12

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Khandeshi   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Khandesh   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,900,000.00   
15

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
42   
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
71.00 million   
25

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
1.10 %   
18

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
68.00 million   
16

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
3.00 million   
32

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
मराठी (marāṭhī)   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   

French Name
malgache   
marathe   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Marathi   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Marathi people   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
10th century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Austronesian   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Indonesian   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Maharashtri Prakrit   

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy   
Marathi   

Language Position
84   
99+
17   
15

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mg   
mr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg   
mar   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
mar   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
mar   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
mara1378   

Linguasphere
No data available   
omr   

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

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Malagasy and Marathi Speaking population

Malagasy and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Malagasy vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Marathi Language Codes

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

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