Encyclopedia of Madagascar and Malagasy Dictionary

This website gathers in a single place everything known about Malagasy words and expressions. It already contains the largest collection of Malagasy words ever assembled, as well as many facts and illustrations about Madagascar.

It is available free of charge on the worldwide web. It does not make advertisements.

To find a word:

  • browse the many lists provided provided at the top of the page, or
  • type in the input field at the top of the page a Malagasy, English or French word.

A comment icon (A form to send us your comments) at the bottom of each page allows you to send us emails to report problems and suggestions.

Contents of the web site

69 000 Malagasy words (How are they counted?)
7 000 Malagasy expressions
7 000 English words
9 000 French words
40Italian words (experimental)
20German words (experimental)
400 chemical symbols, punctuations, numeric symbols, acronyms or abbreviations, etc.
400 toponymes
100 patronymes
300 illustrations

The above counts change frequently, since the site is updated several times per week. Malagasy words and expressions are continuously added. Foreign words are added indirectly, as a by-product of the translations of new Malagasy words.


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