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Malagasy vs Armenian


Armenian vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
Armenian Highland   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Armenian National Academy of Sciences   

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.
  
  • The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
  • Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Greek   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
38   
20

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
20   
10
32   
22

Scripts
Latin   
Armenian manuscript   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
12   
9

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
Բարեւ (Barev)   

Thank You
Misaotra   
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)   

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!   
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)   

Good Night
Alina tsara   
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)   

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e   
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)   

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e   
Բարի օր (Bari or)   

Good Morning
Maraina tsara   
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)   

Please
azafady   
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
կներեք (knerek’)   

Bye
Veloma!   
Ց'տեսություն   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Eastern Armenian   

Where They Speak
Merina   
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey   

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

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Western Armenian   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey   

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

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Not Applicable   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Not Applicable   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
6.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
Not Available   

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
6.00 million   
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
Հայերէն (Hayeren)   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri   

French Name
malgache   
arménien   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Armenisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Armenians   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
late 5th century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Austronesian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indonesian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian   

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy   
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian   

Language Position
84   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mg   
hy   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg   
hye   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
arm   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
hye   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
arme1241   

Linguasphere
No data available   
57-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative, Synthetic   

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Malagasy and Armenian Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Armenian language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Armenian language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Armenian language states that this language originated in late 5th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Malagasy and Armenian Language History.

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Malagasy and Armenian Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Malagasy and Armenian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Malagasy and Armenian language. Malagasy word for "Hello" is Salama! or Armenian word for "Thank You" is Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun). Find more of such common Malagasy Greetings and Armenian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Malagasy vs Armenian Difficulty

The Malagasy vs Armenian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Armenian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Malagasy and Armenian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Armenian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is Not Available while to learn Armenian time required is 44 weeks.

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