Malagasy, Tandroy-Mahafaly

A language of Madagascar

ISO 639: tdx
Alternate Names: Mahafaly, Tandroy
Autonym: Antandroy
Population: 1,300,000 (2011 SIL). Tandroy 865,000; Mahafaly 330,000; Karimbola 103,000.
Location:: Toliara province: Androy region, Ambovombe, Bekily, Beloha, and Tsihombe districts; Anosy and Atsimo-Andrefana regions.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Barito, East, Malagasy
Dialects: Lexical similarity: 62% with the Merina dialect of Plateau Malagasy [plt]. A member of macrolanguage Malagasy [mlg].
Language Use: Used by all.
Language Development: Bible portions: 2012–2014.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Malagasy, Tandroy-Mahafaly
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Toliara province: Androy region, Ambovombe, Bekily, Beloha, and Tsihombe districts; Anosy and Atsimo-Andrefana regions.