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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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