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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%).
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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.
The Austronesian languages (/ ˌ ɔː s t r ə ˈ n iː ʒ ən / AW-strə-NEE-zhən) are a language family widely spoken throughout Maritime Southeast Asia, parts of Mainland Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the islands of the Pacific Ocean and Taiwan (by Taiwanese indigenous peoples). [2]
Spoken in: the southern tip of the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi; Malagasy – Malagasy Official language in: Madagascar; Malay – بهاس ملايو or Bahasa Melayu Official language in: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore; Malayalam – മലയാളം
A language that uniquely represents the national identity of a state, nation, and/or country and is so designated by a country's government; some are technically minority languages. (On this page a national language is followed by parentheses that identify it as a national language status.) Some countries have more than one language with this ...
Eleven regional languages are recognised by the government as auxiliary official languages in their respective regions, while 90+ other languages and dialects are spoken by various groups. Singapore: English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay and Tamil are all official languages. Malay is the national language. [194]
This includes all Austronesian languages spoken in Madagascar, Mainland Southeast Asia, the Philippines, Indonesia (Greater Sunda Islands, including smaller neighboring islands), also Bali, Lombok, and the western half of Sumbawa, Palau and the Mariana Islands.