Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Madagascar
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
- 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 Language
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Salama!
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
Misaotra
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Manao ahoana!
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Alina tsara
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Manao ahoana e
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Manao ahoana e
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Maraina tsara
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
azafady
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Miala tsiny
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
Veloma!
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Tiako ianao.
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Azafady
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Eastern Malagasy
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Merina
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Western Malagasy
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Sakalava
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
1,200,000.00
  
24
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Not Available
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
18.00 million
  
38
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
Not Available
  
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Fiteny Malagasy
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Malagasy Sign Language
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
malgache
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Malagassi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Malagasy people
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Austronesian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Indonesian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
standard Malagasy
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
mg
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
mlg
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
mlg
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
mlg
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
mala1537
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Verb-Object-Subject
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
Punjabi and Malagasy 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 Punjabi and Malagasy greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Punjabi and Malagasy language. Punjabi word for "Hello" is ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar) or Malagasy word for "Thank You" is Misaotra. Find more of such common Punjabi Greetings and Malagasy Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Punjabi vs Malagasy Difficulty
The Punjabi vs Malagasy difficulty level basically depends on the number of Punjabi Alphabets and Malagasy 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 Punjabi and Malagasy are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Punjabi and Malagasy, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Punjabi is 6 weeks while to learn Malagasy time required is Not Available.