Malagasy and Santali
Countries
Madagascar
India
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
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.
- Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
- Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.
Similar To
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Munda Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Thank You
Misaotra
Adi Johar
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
Cet’leka menama?
Good Night
Alina tsara
Boge Ninda
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
Boge Ayup’
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
Not Available
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
Boge Setak’
Please
azafady
Not Available
Sorry
Miala tsiny
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Bye
Veloma!
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I Love You
Tiako ianao.
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Excuse Me
Azafady
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Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Mahali
Where They Speak
Merina
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Not present
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not Available
Not present
Where They Speak
Not Available
Not Available
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
संथाली (sãtʰālī)
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal
French Name
malgache
santal
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Santali
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Santal and Teraibasi Santali
Origin
1000 AD
20th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
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Branch
Indonesian
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Santali
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
mg
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
mala1537
sant1410
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Malagasy and Santali 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 Santali dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Santali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Santali Dialects are spoken in different Santali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Santali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Santali dialects include: Mahali Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and Santali Speaking population
Malagasy and Santali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Santali languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Santali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Santali 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 Santali on Malagasy vs Santali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and Santali Language Codes
Malagasy and Santali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Santali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.