XMW ISO 639-3
Malagasy, Tsimihety
Tsimihety Malagasy Autonym
A language of Madagascar
- ISO 639
- xmw
- Alternate Names
- Tsimihety
- Autonym
- Tsimihety Malagasy
- Population
- 1,615,000 (2011 SIL).
- Location:
- Antsiranana province; Fianarantsoa province: Analanjirofo and Alaotra-Mangoro regions; Mahajanga province: Sofia region.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Greater Barito, East, Malagasy
- Dialects
- Lexical similarity: 68% with the Merina dialect of Plateau Malagasy [plt]. A member of macrolanguage Malagasy [mlg].
- Typology
- VOS.
- Language Use
- Used by all.
- Language Development
- Bible portions: 1924.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Malagasy, Tsimihety
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Antsiranana province; Fianarantsoa province: Analanjirofo and Alaotra-Mangoro regions; Mahajanga province: Sofia region.
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