Malagasy
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Malagasy ˌmalaˈɡasʲ is the name of the people who live in Madagascar
. Malagasy is also the name of the national and official language spoken in Madagascar.
It may refer to
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
. Malagasy is also the name of the national and official language spoken in Madagascar.
It may refer to
- anything pertaining to or characteristic of the island of Madagascar
- the Malagasy Republic
- the Malagasy peopleMalagasy peopleThe Malagasy ethnic group forms nearly the entire population of Madagascar. They are divided into two subgroups: the "Highlander" Merina, Sihanaka and Betsileo of the central plateau around Antananarivo, Alaotra and Fianarantsoa, and the côtiers elsewhere in the country. This division has its...
- the Malagasy languageMalagasy languageMalagasy 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:...
- Malagasy culture
- the Malagasy ariaryMalagasy ariaryThe ariary is the currency of Madagascar. It is subdivided into 5 iraimbilanja and is one of only two non-decimal currencies currently circulating . The names ariary and iraimbilanja derive from the pre-colonial currency, with ariary being the name for a silver dollar...
- Malagasy rice
- Malagasy faunaMalagasy faunaThe fauna of Madagascar is a part of the wildlife of Madagascar.Madagascar has been an isolated island for about 70 HI million years, breaking away from Africa around 165 million years ago, then from India nearly 100 million years later...
- Malagasy carnivoran
- Malagasy HippopotamusMalagasy HippopotamusSeveral species of Malagasy Hippopotamus lived on the island of Madagascar but are now believed to be extinct. The animals were very similar to the extant Hippopotamus and Pygmy Hippopotamus...
- the Malagasy Uprising (1947 to 1948)