Malagasy language

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Malagasy_language
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:language
gptkbp:descendedFrom gptkb:Proto-Austronesian
gptkb:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
gptkbp:glottologCode mlg
gptkbp:hasDialects gptkb:Bara
gptkb:Sakalava
gptkb:Betsimisaraka
gptkb:Antankarana
gptkb:Merina
gptkb:Antandroy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Malagasy language
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:French
gptkb:Bantu_languages
English
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code mg
gptkbp:ISO639-3 mlg
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Austronesian_languages
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:fiteny_Malagasy
gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers about 25 million
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Madagascar
gptkbp:recordedAt early 19th century
gptkbp:region gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Akademia_Malagasy
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:Madagascar
gptkbp:status government position
national language
gptkbp:supportsLanguage mg
gptkbp:usedAsLinguaFranca gptkb:Madagascar
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Latin_script
gptkb:Sorabe
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Austronesian_languages
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5