The Malagasy language of Madagascar is not related to nearby African languages, instead being the westernmost member of the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family, a fact noted as long ago as 1708 by the Dutch scholar Adriaan van Reeland.
The Malagasy language of Madagascar is not related to nearby African languages, instead being the westernmost member of the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family. This was what a fact noted as long ago as 1708 by the Dutch scholar Adriaan van Reeland.