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Malagasy vs Urdu


Urdu vs Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Pakistan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India  

Regulated By
Not Available  
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  

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.
  
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Arabic and Hindi Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Ghaznavid Persian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
10  
7

How Many Consonants
20  
10
40  
29

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
خوش آمديد  

Thank You
Misaotra  
آپ کا شکریہ  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
گڈ نائٹ  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
سلام علیکم  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
گڈ آفٹر نون  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
گڈ مارننگ  

Please
azafady  
براہ مہربانی  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
معاف کرنا  

Bye
Veloma!  
الوداع  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
مجھے تم سے محبت  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
معاف کیجئے گا  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Dakhini  

Where They Speak
Merina  
India  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
17
11,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Hyderabadi Urdu  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
India  

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

Dialect 3
Not Available  
Rekhta  

Where They Speak
Not Available  
South Asia  

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available  
104.00 million  
15

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
40
0.99 %  
20

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
61.00 million  
19

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
43.00 million  
14

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
اُردُو  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Bihari  

French Name
malgache  
ourdou  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Urdu  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[ˈʊrd̪u]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
12th Century CE  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indonesian  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Modern Standard Urdu  

Language Position
84  
99+
20  
18

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed Urdu  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
ur  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
urd  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
urd  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
urd  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mala1537  
urdu1245  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional  

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Malagasy and Urdu Language History

Comparison of Malagasy vs Urdu language history gives us differences between origin of Malagasy and Urdu language. History of Malagasy language states that this language originated in 1000 AD whereas history of Urdu language states that this language originated in 12th Century 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 Urdu Language History.

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

Malagasy vs Urdu Difficulty

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

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