Malagasy, Tsimihety

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A language of Madagascar

ISO 639-3
xmw
Alternate Names
Tsimihety
Population

1,614,800 (2011).

Location

North central.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Barito, East, Malagasy
Dialects

Lexical similarity: 68% with the Merina dialect of Plateau Malagasy [plt].

Typology

VOS

Language Development
Bible portions: 1924.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Malagasy, Tsimihety
Writing
Latin script.