- The
Betsimisaraka ("the many inseparables") are the
second largest ethnic group in
Madagascar after the
Merina and make up
approximately fifteen percent...
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Betsimisaraka ("the many inseparables" in the
Betsimisaraka language) may
refer to:
Betsimisaraka people, a
large ethnic group of
Madagascar Betsimisaraka...
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Northern Betsimisaraka Malagasy (1,270,000 speakers) –
spoken by the
Betsimisaraka on the
northeastern coast of the
island Southern Betsimisaraka Malagasy...
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Southern Betsimisaraka is a
dialect of
Malagasy spoken by
Southern Betsimisaraka people.
Southern Betsimisaraka is an
Austronesian language part of the...
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Austronesian traits sometimes like mulatto) such as the Sakalava, Bara, Vezo,
Betsimisaraka, Mahafaly, etc. The
Merina are
further divided into two subgroups. The...
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Northern Betsimisaraka is a
northern dialect of
Malagasy spoken by the
Northern Betsimisaraka people.
Northern Betsimisaraka dialect belongs to the Austronesian...
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local chieftain. Some communities, such as the Sakalava,
Merina and
Betsimisaraka, were
unified by
leaders who
established kingdoms,
which gained wealth...
- had
grown quite powerful by the 17th century.
Among these were the
Betsimisaraka alliance of the
eastern coast and the
Sakalava chiefdoms of
Menabe and...
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southwest and
Fianarantsoa in the south.
Northern Betsimisaraka Malagasy and
Southern Betsimisaraka Malagasy languages were
widely spoken.
Despite the...
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known as the
Betsimisaraka confederation,
covered 400
miles (640 km) of
coast and this
legacy was
created by Ratsimilaho. The
Betsimisaraka make up approximately...
