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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ISO 639-3 Code Speaker CountNo sourcing year is given for this figure in the infobox. StatusWikipedia article on Malagasy: a currently spoken living language with an active native-speaker population; checked 2026-09-27. Attested From (Year) Classification
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Source Wikipedia: Malagasy Language
Source Wikipedia: Malagasy Language
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Malagasy is standardly written in the Latin alphabet.
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1. Wikipedia: Malagasy Language
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Malagasy ( MAL-ə-GASS-ee; Malagasy pronunciation: [malaˈɡasʲ]; Sorabe: مَلَغَسِ) 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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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.
In Family: Malayo-Polynesian, Infobox: fam2
Malayo-Polynesian
In Family: East Barito languages, Infobox, Language family
East Barito
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First written : 15th century
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