Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
Madagascar
  
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
  
Second Language
Karnataka
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
- 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
  
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Malagasy-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
హలో (Halō)
  
Salama!
  
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
Misaotra
  
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Manao ahoana!
  
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Alina tsara
  
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Manao ahoana e
  
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Manao ahoana e
  
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Maraina tsara
  
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
azafady
  
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Miala tsiny
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
Veloma!
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Tiako ianao.
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Azafady
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Eastern Malagasy
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Merina
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Western Malagasy
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Sakalava
  
How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00
  
24
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Not Available
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
18.00 million
  
38
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
Not Available
  
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Fiteny Malagasy
  
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
Malagasy Sign Language
  
French Name
télougou
  
malgache
  
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
  
Malagassi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Telugu people
  
Malagasy people
  
Origin
c. 575
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Austronesian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indonesian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Telugu
  
standard Malagasy
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
te
  
mg
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
mlg
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
mlg
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
mlg
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
mala1537
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Verb-Object-Subject
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
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Telugu and Malagasy Speaking population
Telugu and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % 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 Telugu and Malagasy on Telugu vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Telugu and Malagasy Language Codes
Telugu and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Telugu and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.