Malagasy, Tsimihety

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A language of Madagascar

ISO 639-3
xmw
Alternate Names
Tsimihety
Autonym
Tsimihety Malagasy
User Population

1,615,000 (2011 SIL).

Location

Antsiranana province; Fianarantsoa province: Analanjirofo and Alaotra-Mangoro regions; Mahajanga province: Sofia region.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Barito, East, Malagasy
Dialects

Lexical similarity: 68% with the Merina dialect of Plateau Malagasy [plt]. A member of macrolanguage Malagasy [mlg].

Typology

VOS.

Language Use

Used by all.

Language Development

Bible portions: 1924.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Malagasy, Tsimihety
Writing

Latin script [Latn].