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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 ...
Classification: People: By nationality: Malagasy 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 .
The name Tandroy means "people of the thorns" in reference to the spiny thickets of endemic plants that characterize the southwestern region of Madagascar. [1] Their traditional homeland forms the modern Androy Region , which is roughly located between Amboasary and Beloha and between the ocean and Bekily ; the population is most concentrated ...
The Merina people (also known as the Imerina, Antimerina, Borizany or Ambaniandro [3]) formerly called Amboalambo are the largest ethnic group in Madagascar. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] They are the "highlander" Malagasy ethnic group of the African island and one of the country's eighteen official ethnic groups .
The Malagasy people of Madagascar see time in a cyclical manner. They imagine the future as flowing into the back of their heads, or passing them from behind, then becoming the past as it stretches out in front of them. The past is in front of their eyes because it is visible, known and influential.
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.
Malagasy people of North American descent (2 C) Malagasy people of West Asian descent (1 C) + Immigrants to Madagascar (1 C) B. Betsileo people (6 P)
The Tsimihety people are patrilineal, and kin relationships with the male ancestors and descendants are most important to both men and women. [11] Their cultural conventions require extended exogamy, which coupled with high birth rates have led to their migration and high diffusion among neighboring ethnic groups. [ 2 ]