Countries
Madagascar
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
  
India, Pakistan
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Pakistan
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
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.
  
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
Similar To
Not Available
  
Hindi Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
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Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Salama!
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Thank You
Misaotra
  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Good Night
Alina tsara
  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Please
azafady
  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Sorry
Miala tsiny
  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Bye
Veloma!
  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Excuse Me
Azafady
  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
  
Pothohari
  
Where They Speak
Merina
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
  
Saraiki
  
Where They Speak
Sakalava
  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00
  
24
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Not Available
  
Doabi
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
  
154.30 million
  
12
Native Speakers
18.00 million
  
38
100.00 million
  
11
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
54.30 million
  
12
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
French Name
malgache
  
pendjabi
  
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
  
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Availble
  
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
  
Punjabis
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Austronesian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Indonesian
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
  
Modern Punjabi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
mg
  
pa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mlg
  
pan
  
ISO 639 2/B
mlg
  
pan
  
ISO 639 3
mlg
  
pan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mala1537
  
panj1256
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Malagasy and Punjabi 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 Punjabi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Malagasy and Punjabi language. Malagasy word for "Hello" is Salama! or Punjabi word for "Thank You" is ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā). Find more of such common Malagasy Greetings and Punjabi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Malagasy vs Punjabi Difficulty
The Malagasy vs Punjabi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Punjabi 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 Punjabi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Punjabi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is Not Available while to learn Punjabi time required is 6 weeks.