Malagasy

[mal-uh-gas-ee]

noun

plural

Malagasy, Malagasies 

1. a member of any of various peoples native to the island of Madagascar.

2. the Austronesian language of Madagascar.

Malagasy

/ ˌmæləˈɡæzɪ /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Madagascar

2. the official language of Madagascar belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family

adjective

1. of or relating to Madagascar, its people, or their language

Example Sentences

The order, signed by new Prime Minister Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo, cited local laws stipulating that people who acquired foreign citizenship should lose their Malagasy nationality.

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Madagascar's new government has stripped ousted president Andry Rajoelina of his Malagasy nationality in a decree published Friday, media reports said, 10 days after he was removed in a military takeover.

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The decree published in the official gazette said Rajoelina's Malagasy nationality was revoked because he had acquired French nationality in 2014, local media reported, as photographs of the document were shared online.

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The decree cited laws stipulating that a Malagasy who voluntarily acquires a foreign nationality loses their Malagasy nationality.

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Originally from eastern Madagascar, Sambizafy is among the educated Malagasy youth swelling the ranks of the Gen Z movement behind the protests that led parliamentarians to vote to impeach President Andry Rajoelina on Tuesday and an elite military unit to seize power this week.

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