TXY ISO 639-3
Malagasy, Tanosy
A language of Madagascar
- ISO 639
- txy
- Population
- 639,000 (2011 SIL).
- Location:
- Fianarantsoa province: Atsimo-Atsinanana region, Mahafaly area and northeast; Toliara province: Androy, Anosy, and Atsimo-Andrefana regions, southeast coast.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Barito, East, Malagasy
- Dialects
- Lexical similarity: 75% with the Merina dialect of Plateau Malagasy [plt]. A member of macrolanguage Malagasy [mlg].
- Language Use
- Used by all.
- Language Development
- Bible portions: 2014.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Malagasy, Tanosy
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Fianarantsoa province: Atsimo-Atsinanana region, Mahafaly area and northeast; Toliara province: Androy, Anosy, and Atsimo-Andrefana regions, southeast coast.
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