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Malagasy, Sakalava

A language of Madagascar

ISO 639-3skg

Population  350,000 (2001 SIL).
Region  Northwest, Mahajanga Province, Maintirano, Morafenobe, Besalampy, Soalala, Mitsinjo, Ambato Boina, Marovoay, Mahajanga, Analalava districts; Antsiranana Province, Ambanja District.
Language map  Comoros, Madagascar and Mayotte, reference number 11
Dialects  Northern Sakalava, Vezo.
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Barito, East, Malagasy
A member of macrolanguage Malagasy [mlg] (Madagascar).