Languages

Malagasy

Austronesian Languages

Citation Formats

General Reference

Language Atlas. "Malagasy." Accessed September 1, 2026. https://language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/malagasy.

APA Style

Language Atlas. (n.d.). Malagasy. Retrieved September 1, 2026, from https://language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/malagasy

BibTeX

@misc{languageatlas-malagasy,
  author = {Language Atlas},
  title = {Malagasy},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://language.interactiveatlas.org/languages/malagasy},
  note = {Accessed September 1, 2026}
}

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.

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Malagasy Language

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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.

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1. Wikipedia: Malagasy Language

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