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Malagasy is the name of the people who live in Madagascar. Malagasy is also the name of the national and official language spoken in Madagascar.

It may refer to

• anything pertaining to or characteristic of the island of Madagascar
• the Malagasy Republic
• the Malagasy people
• the Malagasy language
• Malagasy culture
• the Malagasy ariary
• Malagasy rice
• Malagasy fauna
  • Malagasy carnivoran
  • Malagasy Hippopotamus
• the Malagasy Uprising (1947 to 1948)

Word on the street says that Madagascan is an incorrect form of the adjective. It has gained usage after the feature movie Madagascar was released.

See also

• Madagascar (disambiguation)

Madagascar

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