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Malagasy vs Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
0  
15

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  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

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.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
Not Available  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
11  
8

How Many Consonants
20  
10
34  
24

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
Misaotra  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
azafady  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
Veloma!  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Caribbean Hindustani  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
17
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Fiji Hindi  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
24
380,000.00  
31

Dialect 3
Not Available  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
Not Available  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available  
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
40
0.43 %  
31

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
40.00 million  
24

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
malgache  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Not Available  

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  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
84  
99+
37  
29

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  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
bho  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
bho  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mala1537  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-sa  

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 Bhojpuri Language History

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

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

Malagasy vs Bhojpuri Difficulty

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

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