Bara Malagasy
Encyclopedia
Bara is a Malagasy
dialect spoken by the Bara people in southern Madagascar
, roughly the regions Ihorombe
(Ihosy
) and Atsimo Andrefana (Toliara
). Neighbouring dialects include Tandroy, Tanosy, Mahafaly, Vezo, Tesaka, Tefasy, Temoro, Betsileo, and Masikoro.
Since 2000, the integrated rural development project SoFaBa (Soritr'asa ho fampandrosoana ny faritra Bara) does development work among the Bara people. In 2007 the educational project Green Schools Bara
was started, running 12 green pilot schools in the Bara region.
There is some literature written about Bara, for instance Elli's Bara-Italian
illustrated dictionary, now sold out.
Malagasy language
Malagasy is the national language of Madagascar, a member of the Austronesian family of languages. Most people in Madagascar speak it as a first language as do some people of Malagasy descent elsewhere.-History:...
dialect spoken by the Bara people in southern Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
, roughly the regions Ihorombe
Ihorombe
Ihorombe is a region in Madagascar. It borders Haute Matsiatra region in north, Atsimo-Atsinanana in east, Anosy in south and Atsimo-Andrefana in west. The capital is Ihosy and the population was estimated to be 189,200 in 2004...
(Ihosy
Ihosy
Ihosy is a city in Ihorombe Region in central south Madagascar.Ihosy is the capital of Ihorombe Region.It is located on the Ihosy River and home to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ihosy....
) and Atsimo Andrefana (Toliara
Toliara
-References:...
). Neighbouring dialects include Tandroy, Tanosy, Mahafaly, Vezo, Tesaka, Tefasy, Temoro, Betsileo, and Masikoro.
Since 2000, the integrated rural development project SoFaBa (Soritr'asa ho fampandrosoana ny faritra Bara) does development work among the Bara people. In 2007 the educational project Green Schools Bara
Green Schools Bara
Green Schools Bara is a sub-project of the Integrated Rural Development Project in the Bara-Region and works in Fiherena Toliara Synod and Ihorombe of the Malagasy Lutheran Church in the central south and south-west of Madagascar.-History:SoFaBa started with its educational in 1998, and the...
was started, running 12 green pilot schools in the Bara region.
There is some literature written about Bara, for instance Elli's Bara-Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
illustrated dictionary, now sold out.