Mahafaly dialect
| Mahafaly | |
|---|---|
| Native to | |
| Region | Atsimo-Andrefana region, southwest Madagascar |
| Ethnicity | Mahafaly people |
Native speakers | 472,000[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tdx |
| Glottolog | maha1309 |
| Linguasphere | 31-LDA-cb |
Mahafaly is a dialect of the Malagasy language spoken by the Mahafaly people in the Atsimo-Andrefana region of southwestern Madagascar.
Classification
[edit]Mahafaly belongs to the Austronesian languages family under the Malayo-Polynesian languages branch, within the Barito languages group. It is classified as a Southern Malagasic dialect alongside Southern Sakalava,Tandroy, Vezo, Masikoro and Karimbola.[2]
Geographic distribution
[edit]Mahafaly is spoken by approximately 472,000 people in the arid southwest of Madagascar, mainly in the Atsimo-Andrefana region.
References
[edit]- ^ "Mahafaly in Madagascar". Joshua Project. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
Population 472,000
- ^ Bright, William (1992). International Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Oxford University Press. p. 205. ISBN 9780195051964.
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