In the country there are 18 main ethnic groups, sometimes called "The 18 tribes"
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Antaifasy | "those who live in the sand", present on the south-east coast of Madagascar, in the area of Farafangana |
Antemoro | "those of the coast", inhabit the south-eastern coasts , in the area between the cities of Manakara and Farafangana |
Antaisaka | "those who come from the Sakalavas", they live in the region up north of Fort Dauphin |
Antankarana | "those of the cliffs", they live in the far north of island |
Antambahoaka | "those of the community", they live in the region of Mananjary |
Antandroy | "those who live in the thorns", the live in the extreme south |
Antanosy | "those of the island",they live around Fort Dauphin |
Bara | distributed on the central plateaus |
Betsileo | "the many invincibles", settled in the southern part of the central highlands |
Betsimisaraka | "the many inseparable", inhabitants of the east coast |
Bezanozano | "those of the braids", concentrated along the Mangoro river |
Mahafaly | "the creators of tabu", located in the south, and in particular in the area of Betioky and Ampamihy |
Merina | "those of the highlands", concentrated around the capital Antananarivo |
Sakalava | "the inhabitants of the long valleys", occupy almost the entire territory to the west |
Sihanaka | "those who wander in the swamps", settled around the lake Alaotra |
Tanala | "the inhabitants of the forest", the live near Ranomafana |
Tsimihety | "those who do not cut their hair", populate the north-central part of the island |
Vezo | "the nomads of the sea", located in the southwest of the island, on a coastal territory that goes from Anakao (about 50 km south of Toliara) to Morondava |
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View the map of the 18 ethnic tribes
LINK.: The 18 tribes
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