Countries
Madagascar
  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
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 in
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Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Perso-Arabic script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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
  
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
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
  
7.60 million
  
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
  
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
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
  
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
  
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.