Malagasy language

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/malagasy-language

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the language family?Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian branch)
2. What is the estimated time of arrival in madagascar?Between 3rd and 10th centuries CE
3. Where did the people who speak Malagasy come from?The people who speak Malagasy came from Borneo or nearby parts of western Indonesia. They sailed across the ocean between the 3rd and 10th centuries to settle on Madagascar.
4. Why is Malagasy different from most African languages?Most African languages are Bantu, but Malagasy is Austronesian. That means it has a different family tree and many unique words and sounds.

Austronesian Migration: The prehistoric and historic expansion of Austronesian-speaking peoples across the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Linguistic Isolate: A language that has no demonstrable genetic relationship with any other language.
Phonology: The study of the sound system of a language.
Syntax: The rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.