English words from Malagasy
- SofiaA female given name, variant of Sophia.
- MalagasyA person from Madagascar or of Malagasy descent.
- fossaA pit, groove, cavity, or depression.
- vasaAny parrot of the genus Coracopsis, native to Madagascar.
- raffiaA fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of raffia palm trees (genus Raphia).
- AntananarivoThe capital and largest city of Madagascar.
- avahiwoolly lemur
- arangoA rough carnelian bead, formerly used in Africa as currency when buying slaves for the slave trade.
- indriA mostly Muslim ethnic group of Western Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan.
- angonokaAstrochelys yniphora, a tortoise endemic to Madagascar having a highly domed light-brown carapace with prominent growth rings on each scute.
- ariaryThe currency of Madagascar.
- babakotoA kind of large lemur, the indri (Indri indri).
- BetafoBetafo (a town in Vakinankaratra, Madagascar).
- fadyfaded
- falanoucA rare mongoose-like euplerid mammal of the species Eupleres goudotii, of Madagascar.
- fanoronaThe national game of Madagascar, a board game similar to checkers/draughts
- fodyAny of various small passerine birds of the genus Foudia in the weaver family Ploceidae.
- lamberA ewe that gives birth to a lamb.
- marovanyA type of box zither from Madagascar.
- masonjoanyA cosmetic paste and sunscreen worn as a protective and decorative mask by women and girls in Madagascar, Comoros, and Mayotte
- ombiasyA traditional Malagasy healer.
- rabannaA raffia fabric of Madagascar.
- sifakaAny of several endangered medium-sized lemurs that comprise genus Propithecus.
- SorabeAn Arabic-based writing system for the Malagasy language.
- VakinankaratraA region of Madagascar.
- valihaA form of bamboo tube zither from Madagascar.
- vontsiraAny member of the subfamily Galidiinae of small, brown, mongoose-like mammals, from Madagascar.