Malagasy, Bara
PrintA language of Madagascar
ISO 639-3
Population
600,000 (2006).
Location
South central, Ibara, south of Betsileo, Anosy area and north, Mahafaly. West of Tesaka [tkg] language area.
Language Maps
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Dialects
Lexical similarity: 69% with the Merina dialect of Plateau Malagasy [plt].
Language Development
Bible portions: 2011.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.