Samotný Madagaskar je největší ostrov v Africe a 4. největší na světě. Od nejbližší pevniny (Mosambik) ho odděluje 400 km široký Mosambický průliv a jeho flóra a fauna je díky dlouhodobé izolaci z 90 % endemická.
"Although Madagascar is geographically disjunct from Southeast Asia, Micronesia and Melanesia, where intentional blackening of teeth used to be ubiquitous, this study found the practice deeply rooted in Malagasy culture.
[45 ]The Austronesian people, sometimes referred to as Austronesian-speaking peoples, [46 ] are a large group of peoples who have settled in Taiwan, maritime Southeast Asia, parts of mainland Southeast Asia, Micronesia, coastal New Guinea…
Linguistic and archaeological evidence about the origins of the Malagasy, the indigenous peoples of Madagascar, points to mixed African and Indonesian ancestry. By contrast, genetic evidence about the origins of the Malagasy has hitherto…
Though the practice can be found throughout Madagascar's Central Highlands, it is most common in the Ambositra region, outside of which it is called tolon'omby (lit. ' to fight against the zebu '). [b ] The tradition, which accompanies…
Malagasy (/ ˌ m æ l ə ˈ ɡ æ s i/ MAL-ə- GASS-ee; [2 ] Malagasy pronunciation: [malaˈɡasʲ]; Sorabe: مَلَغَسِ) is an Austronesian language and dialect continuum spoken in Madagascar.