Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Madagascar
National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
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Interesting Facts
- Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
- Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
- 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.
Similar To
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)
Salama!
Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)
Misaotra
How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
Alina tsara
Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
Maraina tsara
Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
azafady
Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
Miala tsiny
I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
Azafady
Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Israel, kerala
Merina
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Mappila
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
India
Sakalava
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam
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Where They Speak
France, kerala
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How Many People Speak?
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Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
malayalam
malgache
German Name
Malayalam
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Malayali
Malagasy people
Origin
9th Century
1000 AD
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
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Austronesian
Branch
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Indonesian
Early Forms
No early form
No early forms
Standard Forms
Malayalam
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
mala1464
mala1537
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Malayalam and Malagasy Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Malayalam and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Malayalam and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malayalam are spoken in different Malayalam Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malayalam vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam, Mappila. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malayalam and Malagasy Speaking population
Malayalam and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Malayalam and Malagasy on Malayalam vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malayalam and Malagasy Language Codes
Malayalam and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malayalam and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.