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Malagasy and Tulu


Tulu 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.
  
  • 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

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

Alphabets
21   
3
51   
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
16   
13

How Many Consonants
20   
10
35   
25

Scripts
Latin   
Kannada Script   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
1.70 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
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   

History

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
84   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

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   

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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.

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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.

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