Mahafaly is a dialect of the Malagasy language spoken by the Mahafaly people in the Atsimo-Andrefana region of southwestern Madagascar.
The Mahafaly are an ethnic group of Madagascar that inhabit the plains of the Betioky-Ampanihy area. Their name means either "those who make holy" or "those who make happy", although the former is considered more likely by linguists. In 2013 there...
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,...
The Mahafaly are an ethnic group of South Madagascar. Mahafaly may also refer to: The Mahafaly language, a dialect of Malagasy language The Beza Mahafaly Reserve, a nature reserve in Madagascar The Mahafaly Plateau, a plateau in Madagascar Plateau...
Vezo is a dialect of Malagasy spoken by Vezo in the provinces of Mahajanga and Toliara. It is among southern dialects of Malagasy along with Southern Sakalava, Masikoro, Tandroy, Mahafaly,Bara and Tanosy.
Tandroy (also called Antandroy or Ntandroy) is a dialect of the Malagasy language spoken primarily by the Antandroy people in the Androy region of southern Madagascar. It is close to Mahafaly and Karimbola, the latter being considered a dialect of...
Bara is a dialect of Malagasy spoken by Bara people in Central and Southern Madagascar. It is a Southern Malagasy dialect.
Southern Sakalava is a dialect of Malagasy spoken by the Sakalava from the region of Melaky to Atsimo Andrefana.
Tanosy is a dialect of Malagasy spoken by Tanosy people in South-eastern Madagascar.
Karimbola is a dialect of the Malagasy language spoken by the Karimbola people in southern Madagascar.