Malagasy

Also known as Malagasy language

language spoken in Madagascar

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Malagasy is the primary language spoken by people in Madagascar, an island nation off the coast of Africa. It matters because it's the main way millions of Malagasy people communicate with each other and preserve their cultural identity.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: modern language
Subclass of: East Barito
Has part: Bushi
Country: Madagascar

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native label: Fiteny malagasy
Commons category: Malagasy language
Wikimedia language code: mg
topic's main category: Category:Malagasy language
writing system: Sorabe alphabet
short name: малагасиаг
linguistic typology: verb–object–subject
indigenous to: Malagasy people
exact match: publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/MLG
category for films in this language: Category:Malagasy-language films
P11012: Progomphus joergenseni
P10369: Italy
number of speakers, writers, or signers: 18138380
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
different from: Malay

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Encyclopedic overview

A woman speaking Malagasy (1:32)

Malagasy (/ˌmæləˈɡæsi/ MAL-ə-GASS-ee; Malagasy pronunciation: [malaˈɡasʲ]; Sorabe: مَلَغَسِ) is an Austronesian language and dialect continuum spoken in Madagascar. The standard variety, called Official Malagasy, is one of the official languages of Madagascar, alongside French.

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