Sakalava people

ethnic group of Madagascar
Intangible ethnic_group Q1355221
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Sakalava people

Summary

Sakalava people is an ethnic group[1]. It draws 405 Wikipedia views per month (ethnic_group category, ranking #592 of 4,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Malagasy was Sakalava people's native language[3].
  • Sakalava people's religion is recorded as Q13106282[4].
  • Sakalava people is in the country of Madagascar[5].
  • Sakalava people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[6].
  • Sakalava people is part of Malagasy people[7].
  • Sakalava people is part of Austronesian peoples[8].
  • Sakalava people's Commons category is recorded as Sakalava people[9].
  • Sakalava people has a population of {'amount': '+1200000'}[10].
  • Sakalava people's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Sakalava people's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Sakalava people's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Smithsonian Libraries African Ethnic Groups[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Sakalava people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[6].

Use and Application

Part of include Malagasy people[7], an ethnic group[14], in Madagascar[15] and Austronesian peoples[8], a panethnicity[16].

Influence

Things named for Sakalava people include Sakalava Weaver[17], a taxon[18].

Why It Matters

Sakalava people draws 405 Wikipedia views per month (ethnic_group category, ranking #592 of 4,529).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Entities named for it include Sakalava Weaver[17], a taxon[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country
    Part of
    Native language Malagasy
    Part of Malagasy people, Austronesian peoples
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007553590405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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