Malagasy, Plateau
A language of Madagascar
| Population | 7,520,000 in Madagascar (2006 SIL). Population total all countries: 7,528,900. |
| Region | Central. Also in Comoros, Réunion, United States. |
| Language map |
Comoros, Madagascar and Mayotte, reference number 10 |
| Alternate names | Malagasy, Official Malagasy, Standard Malagasy |
| Dialects | Merina, Betsileo, Sihanaka, Bezanozano, Tanala. The most similar language outside of Madagascar is Ma’anyan [mhy] in south Borneo (Kalimantan, Indonesia). |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Barito, East, Malagasy A member of macrolanguage Malagasy [mlg] (Madagascar). |
| Language use | Official language. National language. |
| Language development | Fully developed. Bible: 1835–1938. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | The standard is most similar to the Merina dialect, with loans incorporated from Bantu languages, Swahili [swh], Arabic, English, French. VOS. Agriculturalists: coffee, cloves, vanilla, rice; perfume. Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim. |
Also spoken in:
Comoros
| Language name | Malagasy |
| Population | 700 in Comoros (Johnstone 1993). |
| Language map | |
| Alternate names | Official Malagasy, Plateau Malagasy, Standard Malagasy |
| Language use | Spoken by a substantial number of residents of Madagascar origin. Most also use Comorian [swb]. |
| Comments | Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim. |
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