Mahafaly is a dialect of the Malagasy language spoken by the Mahafaly people in the Atsimo-Andrefana region of southwestern Madagascar. Mahafaly belongs
likely by linguists. In 2013 there were an estimated 150,000 Mahafaly in Madagascar. The Mahafaly are believed to have arrived in Madagascar from southeastern
western coast of the island. Tandroy-Mahafaly Malagasy (1,300,000 speakers) – spoken by the Antandroy and the Mahafaly people on the southern tip of 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
Malagasy along with Southern Sakalava, Masikoro, Tandroy, Mahafaly,Bara and Tanosy. Vezo dialect belongs to the Austronesian language family. Vezo language
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
features are also shared with other southern Malagasy dialects such as Tandroy, Tanosy, Vezo, Mahafaly, and Southern Sakalava. One notable feature is the
subgroup alongside Bara, Tanosy, Masikoro, Tandroy, Mahafaly and Karimbola. The Southern Sakalava dialect displays several phonological and lexical characteristics
Atsimo-Andrefana, where their dialect is influenced by neighboring Mahafaly and Bara. The Tanosy dialect exhibits distinctive linguistic features, many of which
subgroup. It shares similarities with other dialects like Antandroy and Mahafaly. The Karimbola dialect is spoken in the district of Beloha in the Androy