Malagasy language
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Malagasy is an Austronesian language and dialect continuum spoken in Madagascar. The standard variety, called Official Malagasy, is one of the official languages of Madagascar, alongside French.
The comparison between numbers in Eastern Sumatran (Malay) and Malagasy by De Vitré during his voyage to the colonial Maritime Southeast Asia (East Indies) in 1603
Sorabe Malagasy Arabic script
Malagasy version of the Book of Mormon, in Latin script with the letter ô
Malagasy lexicon (1773) (Collection BULAC Paris)
Malagasy peoples
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The Malagasy are the Austronesian-speaking ethnic groups indigenous to the island country of Madagascar. They emerged over several centuries through interaction between Austronesians from Maritime Sou
Malagasy language
…is spoken by around 25 million people in Madagascar and the Comoros. Most people in Madagascar speak it as a first language, as do some people of Malagasy descent elsewhere. Malagasy is divided in dozen dialects between three main dialect groups: Northern Malagasic, Central-Eastern Malagasic and Southern…
Top: A Malagasy street vendor; Bottom: A traditional Malagasy valiha orchestra
Kakapizon and chips food vendor in Antananarivo Madagascar
Merina children
Sakalava children