Malagasy, Tsimihety
A language of Madagascar
| Population | 1,280,000 (2006 SIL). |
| Region | North central. |
| Language map |
Comoros, Madagascar and Mayotte, reference number 15 |
| Alternate names | Tsimihety |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 68% with the Merina dialect of Plateau Malagasy [plt]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Barito, East, Malagasy A member of macrolanguage Malagasy [mlg] (Madagascar). |
| Language development | Bible portions: 1924. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | VOS. Agriculturalists. |
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