Word origins

• raffiaA fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of raffia palm trees (genus Raphia).
• AntananarivoThe capital and largest city of Madagascar.
• indriA mostly Muslim ethnic group of Western Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan.
• ariaryThe currency of Madagascar.
• vontsiraAny member of the subfamily Galidiinae of small, brown, mongoose-like mammals, from Madagascar.