malagasy
Speech parts
1. malagasy - Noun
2. malagasy - Adjective
Meaning
A native or natives of Madagascar; also (sing.), the language.
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Examples
An Austronesian Village showing several traditional houses, Malagasy levu).
Austronesians expansion map An Austronesian outrigger canoe ; Malagasy vahoaka "people" is from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *va-waka "people of the canoe".
Approximately 69 percent of the population lives below the national poverty line threshold of one dollar per day. citation The agriculture sector constituted 29 percent of Malagasy GDP in 2011, while manufacturing formed 15 percent of GDP.
As such, it has committed a tremendous investment into Malagasy conservation efforts.
By comparison, there has been no significant emigration of Malagasy peoples.
Even prior to their eventual domination and unification of the entire island, the political and cultural activities of Merina royalty were to leave an indelible mark on contemporary Malagasy identity.