Mahafaly dialect
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| Mahafaly | |
|---|---|
| File:Southern Malagasic group.jpg | |
| 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 |
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| Linguasphere | 31-LDA-cb |
Mahafaly is a dialect of the Malagasy language[2][3] spoken by the Mahafaly people in the Atsimo-Andrefana region of southwestern Madagascar.[4]
Classification
[edit | edit source]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.[5]
Geographic distribution
[edit | edit source]Mahafaly is spoken by approximately 472,000 people in the arid southwest of Madagascar, mainly in the Atsimo-Andrefana region.[6]
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