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Malagasy [2 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
DEF

A native or long-term resident of Madagascar.

OBS

Malagasy: plural forms: Malagasies, Malagasy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
DEF

Personne née à Madagascar ou qui y habite.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de habitantes y nombres de pueblos
DEF

Persona nativa o habitante de Madagascar.

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Record 2 2014-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

The Austronesian language spoken in Madagascar and adjacent islands by the Malagasy people.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Langue austronésienne parlée à Madagascar et les îles environnantes par les Malgaches. Cette langue est constituée d'une quinzaine de dialectes très proches les uns des autres. Le lexique malgache montre des emprunts anciens au swahili et surtout à l'arabe et, plus récemment, à l'anglais et surtout au français.

Spanish

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