The official languages of Madagascar are French and Malagasy.
French spoken more commonly among the more educated of the population.
Malagasy is derived from Swahili and Arabic.
And spoken sounds like this.
https://youtu.be/H8t_snz8B5A
Some basic
Hello- Salama
How are you? Manao ahoana ianano
My name is... Ny anarako dia...
Goodbye- Veloma
Malagasy translator
https://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&hs=sqg&channel=fs&sxsrf=ALeKk01ZUXILj2yGJhyhF1Mk44RaEW_zVQ:1605290294586&q=malagasy+to+english&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjIjpSujIDtAhUHG80KHXNWBOAQ1QIoAXoECCMQAg&biw=1301&bih=487
More next week when we check out cuisine.
