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Malagasy

Austronesian Languages

Malagasy is an Austronesian language and dialect continuum spoken in Madagascar. The standard variety, called Official Malagasy, is one of the official languages of Madagascar, alongside French.

Facts
ISO 639-3 Code
mlg 1
Speaker Count
25,000,000 1
No sourcing year is given for this figure in the infobox.
Region
Madagascar and Mayotte 1
Classification
Official Status
Official Language 1
Malagasy
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Written In

Latin Script, Scripts

Malagasy is standardly written in the Latin alphabet.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Malagasy Language
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  • Lead section
    Malagasy is an Austronesian language and dialect continuum spoken in Madagascar. The standard variety, called Official Malagasy, is one of the official languages of Madagascar, alongside French.
  • Infobox, ISO 639-3
    mlg
  • Infobox, Speakers
    25 million
  • Infobox, Native to
    Madagascar and Mayotte
  • Official status, Malagasy entity page
    The standard variety, called Official Malagasy, is one of the official languages of Madagascar, alongside French.
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