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Malagasy and Sanskrit


Sanskrit and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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   
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.
  
  • Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
  • Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Old German Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Prakrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Sanskrit-Alphabets.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   
20 weeks   
5

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)   

Thank You
Misaotra   
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)   

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!   
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)   

Good Night
Alina tsara   
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)   

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e   
शुभः सायंकालः   

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e   
शुभ दुपार   

Good Morning
Maraina tsara   
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)   

Please
azafady   
कृपया (kripayā)   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)   

Bye
Veloma!   
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Merina   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00   
24
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
0   

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
14.10 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
Not Available   

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
14.10 million   
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Not Available   

French Name
malgache   
sanskrit   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Sanskrit   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[səmskr̩t̪əm]   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
2000 B.C.   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Austronesian   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Indonesian   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Vedic Sanskrit   

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy   
Sanskrit   

Language Position
84   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mg   
sa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg   
san   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
san   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
san   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
sans1269   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Ancient   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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

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Malagasy and Sanskrit Speaking population

Malagasy and Sanskrit speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Sanskrit languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Sanskrit Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sanskrit language is Not Available. 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 Sanskrit on Malagasy vs Sanskrit where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Sanskrit Language Codes

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

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