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Three hundred villages across Madagascar were sampled in terms of genetic, linguistic and cultural diversity. This research was led and performed by Malagasy and European researchers and academics. This study demonstrated that all Malagasy people have mixed African and Asian ancestry. [4] But the proportion of ancestral genes differs.
The Merina people's culture likely mixed and merged with the Madagascar natives named Vazimba about whom little is known. [13] According to the island's oral traditions, the "most Austronesian looking" Merina people reached the interior of the island in the 15th century and established their society there because of wars and migrant pressure at ...
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also: Countries: Madagascar: People This category is for Malagasy peoples , the people of Madagascar island, located off the coast of East Africa , in the Western Indian Ocean . Subcategories
Distribution of Malagasy ethnic groups: the Betsileo in pink at center. The Betsileo occupy the south of the Madagascar plateau.Their traditional territory extends from the north of the Mania River in the north to the foot of the Andringitra Massif in the south; to the west by the Bongolava chain and the east by the Eastern Forest, occupied by the Tanala tribe.
The culture of Madagascar reflects the origins of the Malagasy people in Southeast Asia, East Africa and Oceania. The influence of Arabs , Indians, British, French and Chinese settlers is also evident.
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These expeditions were aided by guns obtained from the Arabs, a weapon that both Comoros and Merina people lacked. [13] The largest and one of the most favored ports for slave trade on Madagascar was the Sakalava coastal town of Mahajanga. [14] The Sakalava had a monopoly on slave trade in Madagascar till the end of the 18th century.