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The Malagasy language, of Austronesian origin, is generally spoken throughout the island. The official languages of Madagascar are Malagasy and French.As a member of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, Madagascar is a Francophone country, and in 2024, French is spoken by around a quarter of the population in Madagascar, i.e. 8,5 million people out of 32 million (26.59%).
Malagasy (/ ˌ m æ l ə ˈ ɡ æ s i / MAL-ə-GASS-ee; [2] Malagasy pronunciation: [malaˈɡasʲ]; Sorabe: مَلَغَسِ) is an Austronesian language and dialect continuum spoken in Madagascar. The standard variety, called Official Malagasy, is an official language of Madagascar alongside French.
Madagascar is a francophone country, and French is mostly spoken as a second language among the educated population and used for international communication. [58] Among the upper class in large cities, French is spoken as a native language. [226]
Pages in category "Languages of Madagascar" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Some linguistic features are particularly common among languages spoken in Africa, whereas others are less common. Such shared traits probably are not due to a common origin of all African languages. Instead, some may be due to language contact (resulting in borrowing) and specific idioms and phrases may be due to a similar cultural background.
This is a list of countries by number of languages according to the 22nd edition of Ethnologue (2019). [1] ... Madagascar: 14 6 20 0.28 18,368,000 1,020,444
Map showing the distribution of language families; the pink color shows where Austronesian languages are spoken. This is a list of major and official Austronesian languages, a language family originating from Taiwan, that is widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia (Indonesia and Philippines) and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia and Madagascar.
Spoken by: Aymara people in Bolivia, Chile, and Peru; Äynu – ئەينۇ Spoken in: the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China; Azerbaijani – Azərbaycanca Official language in: Azerbaijan and Dagestan, Russia; Spoken in: Iran, Turkey and Georgia; Azoyu Me'phaa – me̱'pha̱a̱ tsíndíí Spoken in: Guerrero, Mexico