Scripture in Malagasy
A complete Bible is reported in Plateau Malagasy, a member language of Malagasy.
From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.
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Where Malagasy is spoken
No country is recorded in our sources.
About Malagasy
- ISO 639-3 code
- mlg
Languages grouped as Malagasy 11
ISO 639-3 treats Malagasy as a macrolanguage: closely related languages that are sometimes counted as one. Scripture is recorded for each member language, so Malagasy shows the best status among them.
- Plateau MalagasyComplete Bible
- Antankarana MalagasyPortions of Scripture
- Bara MalagasyPortions of Scripture
- Masikoro MalagasyPortions of Scripture
- Northern Betsimisaraka MalagasyPortions of Scripture
- Sakalava MalagasyPortions of Scripture
- Southern Betsimisaraka Malagasy (bzc)Portions of Scripture
- Tandroy-Mahafaly MalagasyPortions of Scripture
- Tanosy MalagasyPortions of Scripture
- Tesaka MalagasyPortions of Scripture
- Tsimihety MalagasyPortions of Scripture
Dialects and varieties 11
Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Malagasy as a whole.
- Betsimisaraka AtsimoNo known Scripture
- Betsimisaraka AvaratraNo known Scripture
- Malagasy, AntakaranaNo known Scripture
- Malagasy, AtesakaNo known Scripture
- Malagasy, BaraNo known Scripture
- Malagasy, MasikoroNo known Scripture
- Malagasy, MerinaNo known Scripture
- Malagasy, SakalavaNo known Scripture
- Malagasy, Tandroy-MahafalyNo known Scripture
- Malagasy, TanosyNo known Scripture
- Malagasy, TsimihetyNo known Scripture
Sources
- DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
- Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained
Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0. Macrolanguage membership: ISO 639-3 code tables, iso639-3.sil.org.