Language

Sakalava Malagasy

Sakalava Malagasy is a language in the Austronesian family spoken in Madagascar.

Portions of Scripture

Scripture in Sakalava Malagasy

Portions of Scripture are reported in Sakalava 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 Sakalava Malagasy is spoken

  • Madagascar

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About Sakalava Malagasy

Part of
Malagasy (ISO 639-3 macrolanguage)
Language family
Austronesian
ISO 639-3 code
skg
Glottocode
saka1291
Also known as
Malagasy, Sakalava · Malagasy: Northern Sakalava Boeny · West Malagasy Sakalava

Dialects and varieties 1

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Sakalava Malagasy as a whole.

  • Malagasy: VezoNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • 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.