Countries
Madagascar
  
India
  
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.
  
- Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
- Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
  
Similar To
Not Available
  
Kannada Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Tulu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Kannada Script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Salama!
  
Namaskara
  
Thank You
Misaotra
  
Mast Upakara.
  
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
  
Yencha Ullar?
  
Good Night
Alina tsara
  
yedde rathre
  
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
  
yedde baiyya
  
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
  
yedde madhyana
  
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
  
yedde kaande
  
Please
azafady
  
Daya maltadu
  
Sorry
Miala tsiny
  
Yenna thapu aandu
  
Bye
Veloma!
  
Barpe
  
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
  
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye
  
Excuse Me
Azafady
  
Kshamisi
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
  
Brahmin tulu
  
Where They Speak
Merina
  
Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
  
Jain
  
Where They Speak
Sakalava
  
Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00
  
24
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Not Available
  
Girijan
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
  
1.70 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
18.00 million
  
38
1.70 million
  
99+
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
  
Tulu
  
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
  
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
  
French Name
malgache
  
Not Available
  
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
  
Not Available
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
  
Tuluva
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
14
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Austronesian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indonesian
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
  
Tulu
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mg
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mlg
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 2/B
mlg
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 3
mlg
  
tcy
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mala1537
  
tulu1258
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
All Malagasy and Tulu 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 Tulu dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Tulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Tulu Dialects are spoken in different Tulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Tulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Tulu dialects include: Brahmin tulu , Jain. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and Tulu Speaking population
Malagasy and Tulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Tulu languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Tulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tulu 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 Tulu on Malagasy vs Tulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and Tulu Language Codes
Malagasy and Tulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Tulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.