Introduction to Malagasy

Learn essential words in malagasy to use in a daily life. Malagasy is the native language spoken in all of Madagascar. It has 18 dialects spoken in different regions. There are no "u, c, q, x, w" in the malagasy alphabet. Most words are derived from French and a few from English, Arabic and Ma'anyan language. There is no singular or plural. This course is mainly based on "Introduction to the Malagasy language" by the Peace Corps and ressources from mobifreaks.com and malagasyword.org.

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Sentence structure

Family / Siblings

Basic grammar : Pronouns

Malagasy tenses

Expressing needs 1

Expressing needs 2

Ask questions 2

Giving orders or requests

Food - Vegetables

Food - Seasoning / Condiments

Food - Fruits and Drinks

Date - Days of the week

Date - Time of day

Expressing origin, starting point

Possessive pronouns

Determiners : articles