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Malagasy vs Thai


Thai vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar   
Thailand   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   
Thailand   

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   
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   

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.
  
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Lao Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Khmer Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
32   
21

How Many Consonants
20   
10
44   
33

Scripts
Latin   
Thai   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Salama!   
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   

Thank You
Misaotra   
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!   
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   

Good Night
Alina tsara   
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e   
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e   
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   

Good Morning
Maraina tsara   
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   

Please
azafady   
โปรด (Pord)   

Sorry
Miala tsiny   
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   

Bye
Veloma!   
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   

I Love You
Tiako ianao.   
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   

Excuse Me
Azafady   
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy   
Isan   

Where They Speak
Merina   
Isan   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
17
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy   
Northern Thai   

Where They Speak
Sakalava   
Northern Thailand   

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00   
24
6,000,000.00   
13

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Southern Thai   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
4,500,000.00   
8

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
9   
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
0.28 %   
40
0.85 %   
23

Native Speakers
18.00 million   
38
20.00 million   
37

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
40.00 million   
15

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy   
ภาษาไทย   

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language   
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   

French Name
malgache   
thaï   

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache   
Thailändisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   

Ethnicity
Malagasy people   
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Austronesian   
Tai   

Branch
Indonesian   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Thai   

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy   
Thai   

Language Position
84   
99+
47   
34

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Thai Sign Language   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mg   
th   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg   
tha   

ISO 639 2/B
mlg   
tha   

ISO 639 3
mlg   
tha   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1537   
thai1261   

Linguasphere
No data available   
47-AAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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Malagasy and Thai Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Thai language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Thai language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE. 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 Thai Language History.

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

Malagasy vs Thai Difficulty

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

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