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Malagasy vs Santali


Santali vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal  

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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

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.
  
  • Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
  • Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Munda Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
20  
10
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
Henda ho  

Thank You
Misaotra  
Adi Johar  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
Cet’leka menama?  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
Boge Ninda  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
Boge Ayup’  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
Not Available  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
Boge Setak’  

Please
azafady  
Not Available  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
Not Available  

Bye
Veloma!  
Not Available  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
Not Available  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
Not Available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Mahali  

Where They Speak
Merina  
India  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
17
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
24
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Not Available  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Not Available  
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
1  
1

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available  
6.30 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
40
Not Available  

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
6.30 million  
99+

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
संथाली (sãtʰālī)  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal  

French Name
malgache  
santal  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Santali  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Santal and Teraibasi Santali  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
20th century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Not Available  

Branch
Indonesian  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Santali  

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  
sat  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
sat  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
sat  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mala1537  
sant1410  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Malagasy and Santali Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Santali language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Santali language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Santali language states that this language originated in 20th 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 Santali Language History.

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

Malagasy vs Santali Difficulty

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

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