Malagasy 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 across its twelve dialects between two …

The Malagasy (French: Malgache or Malagasy: Gasy [1]) are a group of Austronesian-speaking ethnic groups indigenous to the island country of Madagascar, formed through generations of interaction between Austronesians originally from southern Borneo and Bantus from Southeast Africa. Traditionally, the population have been divided into sub-ethnic ...

The Malagasy Republic (Malagasy: Repoblika Malagasy, French: République malgache) was a state situated in Southeast Africa on the island of Madagascar.

2024年12月28日 · Malagasy peoples, complex of about 20 ethnic groups in Madagascar. The largest group is the Merina, who primarily inhabit the central plateau. The second-largest group is the Betsimisaraka, who live generally in the east. The third is the Betsileo, who inhabit the plateau around Fianarantsoa.

Malagasy is a member of the East Barito branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language family spoken in Madagascar, where it is the national and official language, and also in Comoros, Réunion and Mayotte.

2024年12月20日 · Malagasy languages, a cluster of languages spoken on Madagascar and adjacent islands and belonging to the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) family of languages. The various Malagasy dialects are all closely related, having diversified only in the last 2,000 years when Madagascar was settled by an Indonesian people.

Malagasy is an Austronesian language and dialect continuum spoken in Madagascar, an island nation off the southeastern coast of Africa. It is the national and official language of Madagascar, with over 25 million speakers, and is spoken by nearly the entire population of Madagascar.

The Malagasy language has only 4 vowel sounds: a, e, i, and o, pronounced as follows: A Sounds [æ] as in the English word: Father. Examples: Salama (Hello), Manana (to have). E sounds [ei] as in the English word; made, pay. Examples: Veloma (Bye!), teny (language/words), enina (six). I / Y (Ending) sounds [i:] as in the English word; Keep, leek.

Malagasy is the national language of Madagascar, along with French. Although the island nation of Madagascar is located just across the Mozambique Channel from the African continent, Malagasy belongs to the Austronesian family of languages.

Malagasy (autoglottonymous malagasy) is the Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by practically the entire population of Madagascar. In that country, the Malagasy language is considered the national language, but shares official language status with French, which remains the main language in written media and in education.