History of Madagascar
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 Waka- Austronesian "outrigger canoe" which gave in Malagasy the name vahoaka-"people", of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *va-waka – "the people of canoe" : the Vahoaka Ntaolo, the first Austronesians ancestors of the Malagasy had probably used similar canoes to reach the great island from the Sunda islands |
The written history of Madagascar begins in the 7th century when Omani Arabs and Shirazi Persians established trading posts along the northwest coast and introduced Islam, the Arabic script (used to transcribe the Malagasy language in a form of writing known as sorabe), Arab astrology and other cultural elements. During this early period, Madagascar served as an important transoceanic trading port for the east African coast that gave Africa a trade route to the Silk Road and served simultaneously as a port for incoming ships. There is evidence that Bantu or Swahili sailors or traders may have begun sailing to the western shores of Madagascar as early as around the 6th and 7th century.
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- Related: Ethnic groups of Madagascar, History of Africa, History of Southern Africa, Madagascar, Politics of Madagascar
| Country Profile of Madagascar, U.S. Department of ... Country Profile of Madagascar, U.S. Department of State www.state.gov/p/af/ci/ma/ - Web |
| Country Profile of Madagascar, CIA – The World Fac... Country Profile of Madagascar, CIA – The World Factbook www.cia.gov/.../ma.html - Web |
| Newsletter article on the first settlers of Madaga... Newsletter article on the first settlers of Madagascar www.iias.nl/iiasn/17/regions/17CCAC01.html - Web |
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| Madagascar: a Portuguese settlement: the Portugues... Madagascar: a Portuguese settlement: the Portuguese fort near Tolanaro www.colonialvoyage.com/madag.html - Web |
| Royal House of Madagascar Royal House of Madagascar www.royal-house-of-madagascar.blogspot.com - Web |
