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Sanskrit and Malagasy


Malagasy and Sanskrit


Countries

Countries
India   
Madagascar   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
India   
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
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
  • Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  
  • 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
Old German Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Prakrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52   
31
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
5   
2

How Many Consonants
36   
26
20   
10

Scripts
Devanagari   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
20 weeks   
5
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)   
Salama!   

Thank You
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)   
Misaotra   

How Are You?
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)   
Manao ahoana!   

Good Night
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)   
Alina tsara   

Good Evening
शुभः सायंकालः   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार   
Manao ahoana e   

Good Morning
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)   
Maraina tsara   

Please
कृपया (kripayā)   
azafady   

Sorry
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)   
Miala tsiny   

Bye
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)   
Veloma!   

I Love You
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)   
Tiako ianao.   

Excuse Me
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)   
Azafady   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Not present   
Eastern Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Merina   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000,000.00   
17

Dialect 2
Not present   
Western Malagasy   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Sakalava   

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

Dialect 3
Not present   
Not Available   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
0   
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
14.10 million   
99+
Not Available   

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.28 %   
40

Native Speakers
14.10 million   
99+
18.00 million   
38

Native Name
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)   
Fiteny Malagasy   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Malagasy Sign Language   

French Name
sanskrit   
malgache   

German Name
Sanskrit   
Malagassi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[səmskr̩t̪əm]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Malagasy people   

History

Origin
2000 B.C.   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Austronesian   

Branch
Indic   
Indonesian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Vedic Sanskrit   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Sanskrit   
standard Malagasy   

Language Position
Not Available   
84   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
sa   
mg   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
san   
mlg   

ISO 639 2/B
san   
mlg   

ISO 639 3
san   
mlg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
sans1269   
mala1537   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Ancient   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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All Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Sanskrit and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sanskrit are spoken in different Sanskrit Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sanskrit vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Sanskrit and Malagasy Speaking population

Sanskrit and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sanskrit and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Sanskrit and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sanskrit language is Not Available 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 Sanskrit and Malagasy on Sanskrit vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sanskrit and Malagasy Language Codes

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