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21 march 1863 20 december 1792 david griffiths.png david griffiths -lrb- missionary -rrb-
 david griffiths
david griffiths -lrb- missionary -rrb-

david griffiths -lrb- 20 december 1792 -- 21 march 1863 -rrb- , was a welsh christian missionary and translator in madagascar .
he translated the bible and other books into the malagasy language .
the malagasy bible of 1835 was among the first bibles to be printed in an african language .
