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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 ...
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 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.
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 .
They are one of the largest Malagasy ethnic groups and their population estimates range between 700,000 and over 1.2 million. [1] [6] This estimation places them as the fourth-largest ethnicity in Madagascar. [7] Distribution of Tsimihety people (light yellow in north), compared to other Malagasy ethnic groups.
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 ...
World premiering out of the Marrakech Film Festival ahead of a wider and promising festival run, Luck Razanajaona’s “Disco Afrika: A Malagasy Story” will offer the cinema of Madagascar its ...
The first period of Malagasy oral history is known as the Vazimba period (faha vazimba), beginning with the initial population of the island by the Vazimba and their establishment of kingdoms – often ruled by Queens – in the central Highlands region of Madagascar. [5]