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The '''Tanala''' are a [[ethnic groups of Madagascar|Malagasy ethnic group]] that inhabit a forested region of south-east [[Madagascar]]. Their name means "people of the forest."<ref name="Bradt">{{Cite book |last1=Bradt |first1=Hillary |last2= Austin |first2=Daniel |title=Madagascar |edition=9th |publisher=The Globe Pequot Press Inc. |year=2007 |location=Guilford, CT |pages=113–115 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=vyNVb2q0RisC&pg=PA23&dq=madagascar+ethnic+group&hl=en&ei=giDzTKbNKYLQsAOO15HLCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEkQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=madagascar%20ethnic%20group&f=false |isbn= |
The '''Tanala''' are a [[ethnic groups of Madagascar|Malagasy ethnic group]] that inhabit a forested region of south-east [[Madagascar]]. Their name means "people of the forest."<ref name="Bradt">{{Cite book |last1=Bradt |first1=Hillary |last2= Austin |first2=Daniel |title=Madagascar |edition=9th |publisher=The Globe Pequot Press Inc. |year=2007 |location=Guilford, CT |pages=113–115 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=vyNVb2q0RisC&pg=PA23&dq=madagascar+ethnic+group&hl=en&ei=giDzTKbNKYLQsAOO15HLCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEkQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=madagascar%20ethnic%20group&f=false |isbn=1-84162-197-8}}</ref> The Tanala speak a dialect of the [[Malagasy language]], which is a branch of the [[Malayo-Polynesian languages|Malayo-Polynesian language group]] derived from the [[Barito languages]], spoken in southern [[Borneo]]. |
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[[File:Ethnic groups of Madagascar Map.png|thumb|left|200px|Distribution of Malagasy ethnic groups.]] |
[[File:Ethnic groups of Madagascar Map.png|thumb|left|200px|Distribution of Malagasy ethnic groups.]] |
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Revision as of 23:40, 10 May 2012
The Tanala are a Malagasy ethnic group that inhabit a forested region of south-east Madagascar. Their name means "people of the forest."[1] The Tanala speak a dialect of the Malagasy language, which is a branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language group derived from the Barito languages, spoken in southern Borneo.
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- ^ Bradt, Hillary; Austin, Daniel (2007). Madagascar (9th ed.). Guilford, CT: The Globe Pequot Press Inc. pp. 113–115. ISBN 1-84162-197-8.
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