Malagasy
mg
25M speakers
Malagasy
is a Austronesian language
with approximately 25M speakers speakers.
It is written using the
Latin
script.
Its BCP 47 language code is mg.
Writing Systems Used for Malagasy
Frequently Asked Questions
What alphabet or script does Malagasy use?
Malagasy is written using the Latin script (ISO 15924 code: Latn). Latin is written left-to-right.
What direction is Malagasy written?
Malagasy is written Left-to-right. Text runs from left to right, the same direction as most European languages.
How many people speak Malagasy?
Malagasy has approximately 25M speakers speakers worldwide. It is a member of the Austronesian language family.
What language family does Malagasy belong to?
Malagasy belongs to the Austronesian language family. It is written with the Latin script.
What is the language code for Malagasy?
The BCP 47 language code for Malagasy is "mg". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.
Language Facts
- BCP 47 Code
- mg
- ISO 639-3
- mlg
- Status
- living
- Scope
- macrolanguage
- Speakers
- 25M speakers
- Language Family
- Austronesian
- Scripts
- 1
- Primary Script
- Latin
Data sourced from Unicode CLDR and ISO 639-3. Last updated April 20, 2026.