Betsileo (Malagasy people)
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Name (Hebrew)
בטסילאו (עם מלגשי)
Name (Latin)
Betsileo (Malagasy people)
Name (Arabic)
بيتسيليو (شعب مدغشقر)
Other forms of name
nne Betsileos
See Also From tracing topical name
Ethnology Madagascar
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q832229
Library of congress:
sh 85013477
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: 97-206543: Rahamefy, A. Le roi ne meurt pas : rites funéraires princiers du Betsileo, Madagascar, 1997.
- Ethnologue:p. 254.
- Murdock world cult.:p. 84.
- Voegelin:p. 179.
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Wikipedia description:
The Betsileo are a highland ethnic group of Madagascar, the third largest in terms of population. They derive their name, meaning "The Many Invincible Ones", from King Besilau who repelled an invasion by the Sakalava-Menabe kingdom in the 1670s.
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