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The main Madagascar Language is the “Malagasy language” which is spoken widely by the entire population. Linguists believe that the origin of Malagasy is closely related to Maanyan which is spoken in South East of Borneo. The origin of Malagasy language is related to several other Indonesian languages. The origin of Malagasy language is related to several other Indonesian languages. Different other dialects of Madagascar exist in the different regions of the country yet they all are mutually intelligible with words having same roots and origin.
The Malagasy vocabulary is quite interesting and various foreign words are found in this vocabulary. The naming of the days and weeks of the year are taken from the Arabic while the names of animals were taken from the Swahili dialects. Numerous English and French words were included in the language of Madagascar.
French emerged as one of the dominant Madagascar language in the colonial period and Malagasy was given an inferior position mainly in the academic and official fields. Malagachization was included in the Madagascar language and ultimately it included the denunciation of French culture. French still remains one of the most important languages in Madagascar and it was due to the international status of the language. Hence both the Malagasy and French language were used in the official government publications in Madagascar.
The island of Madagascar is planning to introduce English as the third official language after the French and Malagasy. The three main dialects of the Madagascar give the visitors an easy way of communicating while visiting Madagascar.
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