Nepali and Malagasy
Countries
India, Nepal
Madagascar
National Language
Nepal
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
People's Republic of China
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Language Academy of Nepal
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Interesting Facts
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
- 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
Hindi
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
नमस्ते (namaste)
Salama!
Thank You
धन्यवाद (dhanyabad)
Misaotra
How Are You?
तिमीलाई कस्तो छ? (timi lai kasto cha?)
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (subha ratri)
Alina tsara
Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (subha sandhya)
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
Good afternoon
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (subha prabhat)
Maraina tsara
Sorry
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
Miala tsiny
Bye
नमस्ते (namaste)
Veloma!
I Love You
म तपाइलाइ माया गर्छु। (ma tapainlai maya garchu)
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
Azafady
Dialect 1
Doteli
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Nepal
Merina
Dialect 2
Bajhangi
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
India, Nepal
Sakalava
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Baitadeli
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Where They Speak
Nepal
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How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
नेपाली (nēpālī)
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Eastern Pahadi, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Nepalese, Parbate
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
népalais
malgache
German Name
Nepali
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Gurkha, Khas people, Madhesi and Tharu
Malagasy people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Austronesian
Early Forms
Khas language, Gurkhali, Parbatiya, Dzongkha Lhotshammikha
No early forms
Standard Forms
Nepali
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
Signed Nepali
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Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nepa1254
mala1537
Linguasphere
12
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Nepali 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 Nepali and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Nepali and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Nepali are spoken in different Nepali Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Nepali vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Nepali dialects include: Doteli, Bajhangi. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Nepali and Malagasy Speaking population
Nepali and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Nepali and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Nepali and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Nepali language is 0.25 % 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 Nepali and Malagasy on Nepali vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Nepali and Malagasy Language Codes
Nepali and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Nepali and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.