Malagasy
See also: malagasy
English
Etymology
Variant of Madagascar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmæləˈɡæsi/, /mæləˈɡeɪzi/
Noun
Malagasy (countable and uncountable, plural Malagasy or Malagasies)
- (countable) A person from Madagascar or of Malagasy descent.
- (uncountable) The languages of Madagascar or of the Malagasy people, when considered to be one language.
- (in particular) The chief lect of this language or language group.
Translations
person
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the language of the Malagasy, when considered one language
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- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.
Adjective
Malagasy (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Madagascar.
- Of or pertaining to the Malagasy people.
- Of, pertaining to or in the Malagasy language.
Translations
pertaining to Madagascar
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See also
- Appendix:Malagasy Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Malagasy
- Wiktionary's coverage of Malagasy terms
Further reading
- Malagasy - English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition.
- Malagasy World - Malagasy - English - French dictionary
- ISO 639-1 code mg, ISO 639-3 code mlg. It's a family or related languages. The individual ones are:
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