[DOC] [TLE] Malagasy language - Wikipedia [PAR] Malagasy is an Austronesian language and the national language of 
Madagascar. Most people in Madagascar speak it as a first language as do some 
people of Malagasy descent elsewhere. Contents. [hide]. 1 Classification; 2 
History; 3 Geographic distribution; 4 Legal status ... It is one of two official 
languages alongside French in the 2010 constitution... [DOC] [TLE] Language in MADAGASCAR [PAR] The origins of the Malagasy language in southeast Asia are clearly demonstrated 
by common words and meanings shared with several of the Indonesian 
languages. ... Scholars suggest that the two words (assuming they share a 
common origin) ... primarily a Merina dialect, as remains the case with official 
Malagasy today. [DOC] [TLE] History of Indonesian - Indo-Pacific Languages [PAR] Malay is just one of many scores, perhaps hundreds, of different languages in the 
... Its name was changed to Bahasa Indonesia, literally: the language (bahasa) 
of ... Other languages in this family include Malagasy (spoken on Madagascar off 
... Indonesian easily and naturally assumed the mantle of official language and... [DOC] [TLE] malagasy - National African Language Resource Center [PAR] The Malagasy language is one of the two official languages of ... common words 
and meanings with several Indonesian languages. ... length and 360 miles at its 
largest width. As in other cultures, the debate over the origins of the. Malagasy... [DOC] [TLE] The Settlement of Madagascar: What Dialects and Languages Can ... [PAR] Feb 21, 2012 ... The Malagasy language (as well all its dialects) belongs to the Austronesian ... as 
the area of landing (where the population dispersal originated). ... These new 
results concerning Malagasy dialects and their relations with the two Indonesian 
... partially explained by the fact that this variant is the official one. [DOC] [TLE] Malagasy dialects and the peopling of Madagascar - NCBI [PAR] Published online 2011 Jun 1. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2011.0228 ... The origin of 
Malagasy DNA is half African and half Indonesian, nevertheless the Malagasy ... 
by Houtman [2], Malagasy and its dialects have relatives among languages .... 
We further note that the smallest average distance is for the official variant, that of 
Merina. [DOC] [TLE] From Indonesia to Madagascar: in search of the origins of the ... [PAR] Official Full-Text Publication: From Indonesia to Madagascar: in search of the 
origins of the ... origins of the Malagasy language. Maurizio Serva. 1,2. *, Filippo 
Petroni. 3 .... The Malagasy language (as well as all its dialects) belongs to. [DOC] [TLE] Austronesian Language Family | About World Languages [PAR] Aug 15, 2016 ... Austronesia includes Madagascar, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan and ... 
Some scholars propose that the ancestral Proto-Austronesian language 
originated in ... Despite its diversity and geographic spread, this branch 
represents only .... Plural can be expressed in two ways: (1) by a plural form of 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Malagasy languages | Britannica.com [PAR] A cluster of languages spoken on Madagascar and adjacent islands and ... 
written in the Roman alphabet, has been the official language of the island. ... 
important is the Merina, are mainly of Indonesian origin, following migrations .... 
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip attending the state opening of Parliament in 
2006. [DOC] [TLE] The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Languages - CIA [PAR] Armenia, Armenian (official) 97.9%, Kurdish (spoken by Yezidi minority) 1%, 
other 1% (2011 est.) .... Sidamo 4%, Wolaytta 2.2%, Gurage 2%, Afar (official 
working language of the State of .... note: more than 700 languages are used in 
Indonesia ..... although Kiswahili is Bantu in structure and origin, its vocabulary 
draws on a... [DOC] [TLE] Malagasy - UCLA Language Materials Project: Language Profile [PAR] Malagasy belongs to the Austronesian language family, one of the largest 
linguistic ... and its closest relative is Ma'anyan of south Borneo (Kalimantan, 
Indonesia). ... (termed Malagasy Plateau in Ethnologue), used as the official 
language in .... the rest of the island and eventually stopped contact with their 
Indonesian

Question: Malagasy, 1 of its 2 official languages, is of Indonesian origin
Answer: Madagascar