ISO 639-3 · mlgmlg
Austronesian family · macrolanguage
Malagasy
Fiteny malagasy
Malagasy is a macrolanguage of the East Barito branch (Austronesian), spoken in Madagascar. Wikidata counts 18 m first-language speakers (2010). Wikidata describes it as “language spoken in Madagascar”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mlg- ISO 639-1
mg- Glottocode
mala1537- Family
- Austronesian
- Centre point
- -19.00, 47.00
- Wikipedia
- 116 language editions
18 mfirst-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
2scripts
4levels in the tree
—UNESCO level
Facts
| Name | Malagasy · Fiteny malagasy |
|---|---|
| Also called | Malagasy language |
| L1 speakers | 18,000,000 (2007) |
| All speakers | 18,138,380 (2010) |
| Written in | Latin script, Sorabe alphabet |
| Official in | Madagascar |
| Kind | macrolanguage |
Vitality
Wikidata has no EGIDS or UNESCO rating for Malagasy yet.
family tree
From Austronesian to Malagasy
The branches above Malagasy, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
