Countries
Madagascar
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Not Available
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
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Malayalam
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
Salama!
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Misaotra
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Alina tsara
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
azafady
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Miala tsiny
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Veloma!
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Azafady
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Kongu
Where They Speak
Merina
Kongu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not Available
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Not Available
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak?
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Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
malgache
tamoul
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
Not Available
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
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Branch
Indonesian
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Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
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Signed Tamil
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
mala1537
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Malagasy and Tamil 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 Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Malagasy and Tamil language. Malagasy word for "Hello" is Salama! or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Malagasy Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Malagasy vs Tamil Difficulty
The Malagasy vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malagasy Alphabets and Tamil 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 Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malagasy and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malagasy is Not Available while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.