- The
Sihanaka are a
Malagasy ethnic group concentrated around Lake
Alaotra and the town of
Ambatondrazaka in
central northeastern Madagascar.
Their name...
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Standard Malagasy Inner City
Merina Vakinankaratra Betsileo Bezanozano Sihanaka Antemoro-Antefasy
Antemoro Antefasy Zafisoro Antambahoaka Tanala Sahafatra...
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Sihanaka is a
dialect of
Malagasy spoken by
Sihanaka people.
Sihanaka is an
austronesian language part of the
Plateaux branch of
Malagasy language. Northern...
- Manobo, Tasaday, T'boli) Malagasy:
Madagascar (e.g., Betsileo, Merina,
Sihanaka, Bezanozano) Melanesians:
Melanesia (e.g., Fijians, Kanak, Ni-Vanuatu,...
- all
Imerina and then over the
greater Highlands,
absorbing the Betsileo,
Sihanaka,
Bezanozano and Bara territories.
Having reigned for 23
years at the time...
- part of
their own
cultural identity. "Highlander"
ethnic groups Merina Sihanaka Betsileo Zafimaniry Coastal ethnic groups Antaifasy or
Antefasy Antaimoro...
- is
classified as
Plateau Malagasy alongside the Betsileo, Bezanozano,
Sihanaka, Vakinankaritra, and
southeastern dialects excluding the
Antesaka dialect...
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Photo Sibree took that sold as a postcard:
Sihanaka woman in Antananariv,
Madagascar playing a
valiha tube zither, pre 1912 A.D....
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Barito →
Malagasy Madagascar, Comoros, Mayotte, Réunion,
Mauritius Merina,
Sihanaka, Betsileo, Zafimaniry, Antaifasy, Antemoro, Antaisaka, Antambahoaka, Tandroy...
- and mats.
Fabric woven from
zozoro is
often produced and
traded by the
Sihanaka with
other peoples including the once-influential Merina.
Pottery with...
