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The Malagasy language, of Austronesian origin, is generally spoken throughout the island. The official languages of Madagascar are Malagasy and French.As a member of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, Madagascar is a Francophone country, and in 2024, French is spoken by around a quarter of the population in Madagascar, i.e. 8,5 million people out of 32 million (26.59%).
Malagasy (/ ˌ m æ l ə ˈ ɡ æ s i / MAL-ə-GASS-ee; [2] Malagasy pronunciation: [malaˈɡasʲ]; Sorabe: مَلَغَسِ) is an Austronesian language and dialect continuum spoken in Madagascar. The standard variety, called Official Malagasy, is an official language of Madagascar alongside French .
The Antemoro speak a dialect of the Malagasy language, which is a branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language group derived from the Barito languages, spoken in southern Borneo. The language is traditionally written using the sorabe script, and those who master this form of writing are called katibo and are considered to possess unusual power ...
The majority speak Hindi or Gujarati, although some other Indian languages are also spoken. Nowadays the younger generations speak at least three languages, including French, Gujarati and Malagasy. A large number of the Indians in Madagascar have a high level of education, particularly the younger generation. [citation needed]
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 language of the Tsimihety people is a dialect of the Malagasy language, [2] a branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language group derived from the Barito languages spoken in the Austronesian region. [ 15 ] [ 16 ]
This is a list of countries by number of languages according to the 22nd edition of Ethnologue (2019). [1] ... Madagascar: 14 6 20 0.28 18,368,000 1,020,444
Malagasy language (4 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Languages of Madagascar" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent ...