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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 most described East Barito language is Malagasy, which is also the best known language of the Barito group. [1] South East Borneo is considered to be the original homeland of Malagasy. [2] [3] Malagasy is thought to have been brought to the East Africa region by Austronesian-speaking migrants between the 7th and 13th centuries.
These were namely agricultural, hunting, or fishing practices; construction style of dwellings; music; hair and clothing styles; and local customs or taboos, the latter was known in the Malagasy language as fady. [citation needed] The number of such ethnic groups in Madagascar has been debated. The practices that distinguished many of these ...
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 ...
It is the national and co-official language of Madagascar, and a Malagasy dialect called Bushi is also spoken in Mayotte. The ancestors of the Malagasy people migrated to Madagascar around 1,500 years ago from Southeast Asia, more specifically the island of Borneo.
Previously, under the 2007 constitution, Malagasy was one of three official languages alongside French and English. Merina is the national language of Madagascar. [ 8 ] An estimated 7.5 million people were fluent in this language in 2011, according to Ethnologue. [ 23 ]
Madagascar, [a] officially the Republic of Madagascar, [b] is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's fourth largest island (after Greenland, New Guinea, and Borneo), the second-largest island country (after Indonesia), and the 46th largest country overall. [14]