BHR ISO 639-3
Malagasy, Bara
Bara Malagasy Autonym
A language of Madagascar
- ISO 639
- bhr
- Autonym
- Bara Malagasy
- Population
- 724,000 (2011 SIL).
- Location:
- Antananarivo province: Vakinankaratra region; Fianarantsoa province: Amoron’i Mania, Ihorombe, and Haute Matsiatra regions; Toliara province.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Barito, East, Malagasy
- Dialects
- Lexical similarity: 69% with the Merina dialect of Plateau Malagasy [plt]. A member of macrolanguage Malagasy [mlg].
- Language Use
- Used by all.
- Language Development
- Bible portions: 2011.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Malagasy, Bara
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Antananarivo province: Vakinankaratra region; Fianarantsoa province: Amoron’i Mania, Ihorombe, and Haute Matsiatra regions; Toliara province.
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