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Malagasy vs Balochi


Balochi vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Iran  

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  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee  

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.
  
  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Kurdish and Persian  

Derived From
Not Available  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
8  
5

How Many Consonants
20  
10
26  
16

Scripts
Latin  
Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Salam  

Thank You
Misaotra  
mana bebahgsh  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
chone tao?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
jawáin shap  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
jawáin begáh  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
Not Available  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
jawáin sawáh  

Please
azafady  
Mihrabani kan  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
bebaksh / bebagsh  

Bye
Veloma!  
bye  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Tu mana doost biyeh  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
mana bebahgsh  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Eastern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
17
5,000,000.00  
17

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Western Balochi  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
24
1,800,000.00  
20

Dialect 3
Not Available  
Southern Balochi  

Where They Speak
Not Available  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
3,400,000.00  
10

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available  
7.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
40
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
7.60 million  
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
بلوچی  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Baluchi  

French Name
malgache  
baloutchi  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Belutschisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
19th Century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Not Available  

Branch
Indonesian  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Balochi  

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  
bal  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
bal  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
bal  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mala1537  
balo1260  

Linguasphere
No data available  
58-AAB-a  

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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Malagasy and Balochi Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Balochi language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Balochi language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Balochi language states that this language originated in 19th 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 Balochi Language History.

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Malagasy and Balochi 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 Balochi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Malagasy and Balochi language. Malagasy word for "Hello" is Salama! or Balochi word for "Thank You" is mana bebahgsh. Find more of such common Malagasy Greetings and Balochi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Malagasy vs Balochi Difficulty

The Malagasy vs Balochi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Balochi 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 Balochi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Balochi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is Not Available while to learn Balochi time required is 44 weeks.

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