Malagasy is the national language of Madagascar, spoken by millions across the island. It has distinct dialects and plays a vital role in the culture and day-to-day life of its speakers.
Malagasy
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Classification
Austronesian > Malayo-Polynesian
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Speakers
30.5 million
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Script
Roman
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Text direction
Left-to-right
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Official language
Madagasgar
Malagasy
Malagasy is an Austronesian language spoken in Madagascar, just off the African coast, and is related to Malayo-Polynesian languages such as Tagalog (Philippines), Malay (Malaysia), Maori (New Zealand) and Fijian (Fiji).
The national language of Madagascar is the Merina dialect of Malagasy, which is one of the two official languages of Madagascar alongside French. Until 2007, English was the third national language. The second most common dialect, alongside Merina, is Sakalava which shares a 70% similarity in vocabulary.
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Interesting fact
The national language of Madagascar, Malagasy is much more closely linked to the languages of Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines than the languages spoken nearby in Africa.
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