Malagasy

Summary

Malagasy is a natural language^[1]. Malagasy has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Malagasy is in the country of Madagascar^[3].
• Malagasy's instance of is recorded as natural language^[4].
• Malagasy's instance of is recorded as macrolanguage^[5].
• Malagasy's instance of is recorded as modern language^[6].
• Malagasy is a type of East Barito^[7].
• Malagasy's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[8].
• Malagasy's writing system is recorded as Sorabe alphabet^[9].
• Malagasy's Commons category is recorded as Malagasy language^[10].
• Malagasy's Wikimedia language code is recorded as mg^[11].
• Malagasy comprises Northern Betsimisaraka Malagasy^[12].
• Malagasy comprises Southern Betsimisaraka Malagasy^[13].
• Malagasy comprises Plateau Malagasy^[14].
• Malagasy comprises Tanosy^[15].
• Malagasy comprises Tesaka Malagasy^[16].
• Malagasy comprises Fiteny Antankarana^[17].
• Malagasy comprises Bara^[18].
• Malagasy comprises Masikoro Malagasy^[19].
• Malagasy comprises Sakalava Malagasy^[20].
• Malagasy comprises Tandroy^[21].
• Malagasy comprises Tsimihety Malagasy^[22].
• Malagasy comprises Bushi^[23].
• Malagasy's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -19, 'lon': 47}^[24].
• Malagasy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Malagasy language^[25].
• Malagasy's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+18000000'}^[26].
• Malagasy's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+17604640'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language^[4], macrolanguage^[5], and modern language^[6]. Malagasy is a type of East Barito^[7].

Use and Application

Components include Northern Betsimisaraka Malagasy^[12], a language^[28], in Madagascar^[29]; Southern Betsimisaraka Malagasy^[13], a language^[30], in Madagascar^[31]; Plateau Malagasy^[14], a dialect^[32], in Madagascar^[33]; Tanosy^[15], a dialect^[34], in Madagascar^[35]; Tesaka Malagasy^[16], a dialect^[36], in Madagascar^[37]; and Fiteny Antankarana^[17], a dialect^[38], in Madagascar^[39].

Why It Matters

Malagasy has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Malagasy is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]