THE ONLY AFRICAN COUNTRY OF MIXED RACE (BLACK-ASIAN) PEOPLE : The Malagasy.

#malagasy #madagascar #blasian
Welcome to Madagascar, the convergence of the east African Bantu and Asian people. Madagascar is an island c
ountry lying off the south eastern coast of Africa. It is the fourth largest island in the world, after Greenland, New Guinea, and Borneo.
In this land, you will encounter a people who look unlike any other African population. They look what could typically be described as Blasian. A hybrid of Asian and black African. As a people, the Malagasy , as people from Madagascar are known as, represent a unique blend of Asian and African cultures found nowhere else in the world. Although Asian features predominate on the whole, African ancestry is present and African influences in Malagasy material and nonmaterial culture are evident. The history and precise nature of this relationship, however, remains a matter of debate.
Centuries of intermarriages created the Malagasy people, who primarily speak Malagasy, an Austronesian language with Bantu, Malay, Arabic, French, and English influences. Most of the genetic makeup of the average Malagasy, however, reflects an almost equal blend of Austronesian and Bantu.
One study concludes that Madagascar was first settled approximately 1,200 years ago by a very small group containing approximately 30 women, with 28 of them of maritime Southeast Asian descent and 2 of African descent. But this result is not consistent with more extensive data accumulated. The Malagasy population formed through the intermixing of the first founding population with later immigrants.
Human settlement of Madagascar occurred during or before the mid-first millennium AD by Austronesian peoples, presumably arriving on outrigger canoes from present-day Indonesia. Around the year 900, Bantu people from East Africa crossed the Mozambique Channel to join them.
More than nine-tenths of the population is Malagasy, which is divided into about 20 ethnic groups. The largest and most dominant of the groups is the Merina people, who are scattered throughout the island. The name Merina (Imerina) is said to mean "Elevated People," deriving from the fact that they lived on the plateau. The second largest group is the Betsimisaraka (The Inseparable Multitude), who live generally in the east. The third most numerous group is the Betsileo (The Invincible Multitude), who inhabit the plateau around Fianarantsoa. Other important peoples are the Tsimihety (Those Who Do Not Cut Their Hair), the Sakalava (People of the Long Valley), the Antandroy (People of the Thorn Bush), the Tanala (People of the Forest), the Antaimoro (People of the Banks), and the Bara (a name of uncertain origin).
Language.
Although Madagascar is located geographically close to Bantu-speaking Africa, Malagasy is a standardized version of Merina, an Austronesian language. It shares a high degree of mutual intelligibility with the Malay language of Indonesia. Nevertheless, there are a number of Bantu words in the language, as well as some phonetic and grammatical modifiers of Bantu origin. There exists numerous local variations of Malagasy, all of which are mutually intelligible. Bantu elements, which exist in every dialect, appear to have been established for some time.
Religion.
Almost half of the population is Christian, with more than one-fourth of the population adherent to Protestantism and about one-fifth to Roman Catholicism. Conversion to Christianity has not eliminated the observation of traditional religious rites, however, particularly those involving the dead. A community of Sunni Muslims is found in the northwest.
Economy.
Despite the importance of intensive rice cultivation, the land is used primarily for pastoral purposes. Cattle are kept in all parts of the island; although fewer are found in the dense forest areas of the eastern escarpment, elsewhere pastoralism predominates, most often in coexistence with the cultivation of subsistence crops. On the plateau the valley floors and irrigable slopes are mainly used for growing rice. The forest peoples traditionally grew hill rice, after cutting and burning the forest; this practice continues, although it is discouraged by the government, which promotes the establishment of permanent irrigated rice fields.
The nation of Madagascar is a classic demonstration that two vastly different ethno-racial groups can converge to create a totally new identity. Thank you for watching to the end, and I'll see you in the next video.

[@Pharaohx115]

I would say that black people are most unique that anyone else

[@AfroArtistaFilms]

Say THAT again. 👍🏽

[@thispersonrighthere9024]

@@AfroArtistaFilms 2:27 name of song, *please!*

[@blackbway]

I think that it's because we have been grouped as one people over the years rather than separate race of people. But the reality is that black people is as diverse as any other races. Take Asians for instance, in the past, I would have classified any Asian as Chinese, I come to understand that a lot of them were about being called Chinese, if they were not. Each Asian people identify as their own and not as one, but as an outsider you could make the argument that they are all one people. Europeans did the same. But black people from all over the world were group as one even though we are different, so now in today's day, when we have a larger window to look through, we realized how much of a diverse people we are, but still identify as one people. Black is Black, and will always be Black. Love Black.

[@Love-you-too]

@@blackbway they are more diverse, by far. I know that white and others identify them as one group, and black people especially outside Africa identify themselves as one. But Africans are at the very least genetically and linguistically more diverse than the rest of humanity combined. In my mind Africa or black is not a race

[@jayeff6712]

Genetically black people, especially subsaharan Africans, are the most diverse group of humans. That's what makes them unique in some paradoxical sense.

[@rachealtikatikan8551]

I am from Papua New Guinea (shares the same land mass with Indonesia) and we have the same blend of Asian, Polynesian, Micronesian, Afro, darker skinned to lighter skinned people. We even have black blonde looking type in Papua New Guinea. Good to know we have a similar type of island looking people in the African part of the world. Greetings from Papua New Guinea

[@AKu-xs5vg]

Papuans aren't Afro though. They are dark skinned and many can have tightly curled hair. Arguably you can even call them Black. But not African.

[@tamuz9633]

People from PNG originally came from Africa thousands of years ago. That's why you have the distinct African coily hair and other similar features. There are other groups in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines etc whose ancestors were from Africa. The hair texture and features always point back to the Motherlwnd, Africa.

[@tamuz9633]

@A Ku They are African Descent. Just as Jamaicans are not African but they are African Descent. Notice the distinct difference? African Descent are born and raised out of the continental for generations, have no cultural ties back to Africa, but their ancestors came from Africa. Africans on the other end are directly from Africa, they know where in Africa they are from. Their African culture and roots are STRONG. They are not diluted with other races. Get it now? In summary, if your predominant ancestors are from Africa, ie you have African DNA in you, you are mixed race with African DNA, your ancestors were taken from Africa hundreds of years ago as slaves or they left Afriica hundreds or thousands if years ago, you are proudly African Descent from New Papua Guinea, Philippines, Brazil, Argentina, Trinidad, Bahamas, Polynesia etc. If you are born and raised in Africa, you are African. One has born and raised to the Motherland, the other one wasn't but he or she is still a Descendant from African Ancestors. Knowing this TRUTH will make us realise that we are the MAJORITY and not a minority as we have been lied to believe. We are mighty united than we are divided as so called 'blacks'. It's pathetic to continue calling yourself a black colour given to you by your colonisers, oppressors, and former slave masters object and when we are proudly African Descent and African. Simple!

[@kingofhearts1072]

@@AKu-xs5vg If you were to take a group of Nigerians and place them on and island isolated from Nigerians on the African continent, within 50,000 years, they may LOOK the same but the genetic marker will become different due to isolation and intermixing among themselves, while Nigerians on the continent would continue to experience genetic diversity. It's the same with Papuans, Fijians, and other Black Pacific Islanders who are now in those areas, just were just able to retain their original African phenotype and archaic African genotype, while their African bros/sis that stayed on continent changed over time due to Africa's various genetic diversity.

[@AKu-xs5vg]

@@kingofhearts1072 Okay, but those Papuans/Fijians and other Black Oceanians are genetically Eurasian. Sure, they came from Africans and evolved a new Eurasian genetic identity after leaving Africa. That Eurasian genetic identity is the same one that the rest of Eurasia (Chinese, Indian, Siberian) has. Black Pacific Islanders are no more African than the rest of Eurasian humanity. Black, yes, but not African.

[@DamnDemi]

Africa is probably the one continent where you'll see every shade under the sun.

[@AfroArtistaFilms]

True! 😎

[@HardCold-Alquan]

Asia too...

[@presidentoneday6634]

Yup

[@jayeff6712]

How about Australia?

[@krollpeter]

So many physically beautiful people in Africa

[@ainanomena9276]

It is so great to see the diversity of Malagasy peoples being covered in so much details in this video. I'm a Betsileo myself although I mostly speak Merina as I grew up in Antananarivo. Anyway, have a nice day everyone. God bless you all ♥️

[@ChrisJohnson-gz1vl]

And you also, informative, well written and paced made for good viewing. As of part Austronesian and European decent I greet and thank yo, Kia ora ā koe

[@Aim201]

Orang kita. I'm from Malaysia. One of your ancestor is from Borneo speak almost the same as Malay, my language

[@bcoveplmene9791]

@@Aim201 Not Malay sis, but Dayak's Maanyan

[@Aim201]

@bcoveplmene9791 but malay also from borneo and iban

[@bcoveplmene9791]

@@Aim201 Iban is Dayak sis, there are a lot of Ethnic groups in Borneo

[@cathyandriamiadanarivo7504]

Madagascar is extremely unique, we welcome everyone to visit us and spend good time on the island.

[@jerrydc818]

Sending love from the Philippines to our Malagasy cousins 🇵🇭

[@jeancarlos-ir9fb]

Mauritius, ethiopia , somalia, eritreia, tanzania, what are you talking about the only african country

[@MrAlipatik]

@@jeancarlos-ir9fb did u even watch the vid?

[@76ksubscribers]

Please help find the song 2.29

[@samsungdelila5960]

​@@MrAlipatik pg inggit pikit🤣🤣

[@apinbozzo3457]

But I heard Filipinos are hispanic or latino live in asia

[@user-zl4nz3rg3n]

Im a malagasy woman and l thank u all for your opinions about my dear country.the name of the artist is KAKAJOH.his song talks about love of two teenagers.if u come to visit Madagascar you are welcomed.much love

[@leonelmurekyezi2780]

hello can we be friends

[@tumao_kaliwat_napulo]

Just curious, how do you say *_"five"_* in your language

[@MG-wx8yx]

It seems like a beautiful country with beautiful people. I've always like to visit Madagascar and Comoro islands, I'm from Tanzania.

[@cloudvlm]

​@@tumao_kaliwat_napulo*-five-* in malagasy is dimy

[@andreapandypetrapan]

What beautiful people. Thank you for this fascinating mixture of history, linguistics and anthropology. Love andrea 💕

[@ronbackner]

Just came back from a 5 week visit. To Madagascar. I have been all over the world and can say that Malagasy people are of the most beautiful people on the planet.

[@plouplou1136]

Thank you. Yes we are lol. Many people say that but i don't know the truth.

[@beanerschnitzel794]

it’s fiat but yes africans are superior in every aspect the worlds intelligence is run on african’s intelligence specifically in nigeria

[@edombre4637]

I have travelled extensively, and the most handsome, beautiful people are ethnic Italians

[@myleskennedy7733]

@@edombre4637 with respect. what is an ethnic Italian.

[@rafaels.5374]

@@myleskennedy7733 they mean a native Italian. NOT living around the world.

[@FlatlandMando]

I like how these videos combine history, current lives, faces & music. Well done

[@Cking64]

Music at 2:30 is beautiful, along with the smiles from those beautiful people.

[@sunflowerglow5050]

I Love the video MUSIC! Also, the People are so clean weightless of Stress. That Country would be one of my number one chose to visit.. IAM believing for a New prospective in my Life and I believe this Country could bring a refreshing outlook.

[@kenajiyo]

Thank you for bringing us such beautiful and insightful content.

[@mariadasilva7917]

Spiritual music Africa is world mother land god bless Madagascar beautiful land

[@monstafloppa871]

Beautiful people, and a great video. Thanks for the information.

[@deidrabenson361]

Thanks sooo much for sharing this information! Beautiful people!❤️❤️❤️

[@francoisleung9330]

Great video, it made me nostalgic. I was born in Antsirabe and later moved to Fandriana, i still remember my childhood there. The catholic school I attended was beside a rice field, we sang the national anthem every morning for the flag raising followed by a song to Jesus. I no longer speak or understand Malagasy but will always remember the beauty that surrounded me back then.

[@sihksahmir5635]

where are you living now?

[@kfelix2934]

I would also add Sao Tome, Morroco, and Egypt. They all have various degrees of mixed people.

[@sonofaput]

@@kfelix2934 Egypt wasn't, and isn't a Black African country though. No, they are not Arab either. They are a distinct family entirely first introduced in the book of the Beginning in the Bible. Now spare everyone with the Afrocencrism, please.

[@kfelix2934]

@@sonofaput Never said it as black. Reread what wrote and this time very slowly. Also take a lot at the arabs-of-Sudanese, the people I visited when I went to Egypt.

[@philliplyn2692]

Loving this one thanks for sharing very information blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@Blissful8640]

I am from Zambia. I was in Madagascar 2015 for a month for work. I was so amazed at these differences in the appearances of the people. But I loved how warm and welcoming they all were. I went to the market with no translator but they went out of their way to help me. The other ladies were so curious to touch my very tough kinky hair as theirs is long and soft😂😂. I was happy seeing them giggle as they discussed amongst themselves asking how I comb it😂😂

[@OriAde-vb4ll]

Amazing comment...is getting Malay visa so easy?

[@Blissful8640]

@@OriAde-vb4ll am not sure about other nationalities but for the colleagues and myself from different African countries only got a visa upon arrival. It's free if you are staying less than 30 days and I think $16 for more. But this was in 2015, am not sure about now

[@OriAde-vb4ll]

@@Blissful8640 oh.... thanks.....

[@Blissful8640]

@@OriAde-vb4ll you are very welcome

[@OriAde-vb4ll]

@@Blissful8640 how is Zambia??

[@t0mn8r35]

This was very interesting and informative. Thank you!

[@btfpl4872]

ohhhh i loved it so much... tnx for sharing

[@AfroArtistaFilms]

You ARE welcome ☺️

[@jreiland07]

Considering that humans originate in the East African savannah, to think that humans set out from Africa into South Asia , sailed into Oceania and circled around almost all the way to where they originally set out from thousands of years earlier is pretty amazing.

[@azhariarif]

Nice misinformation lmao. It's the other way around. South Asian tamils are nor related to African, and it has been documented by the Portuguese that Southeast Asian sailed to East Africa instead of the other way around.

[@obanojoseph6747]

@@azhariarif human life started in east africa, so your statement is false

[@azhariarif]

@@obanojoseph6747 If you go back far enough, everyone has a single ancestor. But why is it significant today?

[@thetrickisirarelyrespond5945]

@@azhariarif Yes...and that "single ancestor" is traceable to Africa...the significance is when commenters wish to cite this in the context of history....so what utter sh1t are YOU talking about🤔?

[@raine5508]

@@obanojoseph6747 so out of all the continents since the beginning of time which no one knows, you are telling me that all humans in the known galaxies with other suns and moons, who could possibly be dark skin too, originate on east Africa?

[@keelandbodley6315]

My Grandmama was born here, i sent her this video and she got super excited about home. I can't wait to visit for myself

[@donaldhonaker5231]

there is beautiful people in every ethnic group. i hope some day we`ll all live together in peace and stop fighting each other for power and greed...

[@toneythompson1125]

Never will happen

[@donaldhonaker5231]

@@toneythompson1125 you`re right with that defeated attitude. everyone is responsible for doing their part. so if you don`t start it won`t happen...

[@donaldhonaker5231]

@MrDarenMakoalahy i`m sorry to hear that. i see us all the same as one race the human race... it`s a shame the selfish and greedy people in this world make it so ugly... everyone is responsible for doing their part to make it better or we`ll never get there...

[@samanth.]

@@donaldhonaker5231 don't believe anything that guys ssys....the amount of bullshit is excess

[@Raven1180]

Never going to happen. That's why John[a brother] revealed all and the end to come in Revelations. What black people have forgotten is everyone wants what you have. They take it and you're still poor. Mixing your race with everyone else especially the oppressors on the continent gives them full rights to your land and your children's future. Food for thought.

[@InevitableAscension]

This video is EVERYTHING ✊🏾💜

[@ChiquitaSpeaks]

Always found this place interesting definitely might want to travel there one day seems like a place where you could easily start to feel like you’re at home

[@AfriasporaFilms]

Mauritius also! Madagascar is NOT the only African country with mixed precolonial African and Asian populations. For that matter, all the East African countries with Swahili populations have African-Asian mixed populations if you consider Arabia a part of Asia.

[@1NatureGod]

I mean those africans and asian decent live together and with the mixed one but in other country is small procent is not like this arats raoed the whole africa and 400 years ago i think its not mix anymore you can say they have arab blood 5/10 procent

[@AfriasporaFilms]

@@1NatureGod no, Mauritius is one, albeit, tiny independent nation with the majority Creole population that is African Asian mixed. On the other hand, Kenya and Tanzania have large ethnic minority mixed populations of Swahilis. However, in those areas and on some islands like Zanzibar, Lamu and Malindi the percentage of the African Asian mixed population is 100%. My point is Madagascar is NOT the only African nation with people who have mixed African and Asian ancestry. Also, don’t forget North African nations either with Arabs mixed with indigenous Amazigh people.

[@grancanaria426]

Also Cape Verde

[@lawtraf8008]

Fact, they aren't the only one

[@omoticwarrior5768]

Seychelles and Comoros as well…

[@coolandtrue8207]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing

[@billbirkett7166]

Madagascar looks like a super unique place, both from an ecological/geographic perspective, as well as a cultural one. Really it's the 8th continent when you think about it.

[@hopepray1669]

Love your channel and content. Ugandan here.

[@acerrome9672]

I love to Visit this country one day. They absolutely very very similar looks with AustroAsian people. Greetings to my Malagasy Cousins from South East ASIA, PNG, and From all the South Pacific Groups of Island.

[@IAmAgainstAllOccultists]

Love this channel I subscribed right away learning so much from this channel.

[@renejr2296]

Wow thanks for making this wonderfully educational video, you are a credit to your people and humanity as a whole 🙏🏾❤

[@DivineLightFitness]

Very beautiful culture ❤ I hope to visit one day when I go to Africa next year. My father is from the D.R. Congo and it’s time for me to see what home looks like 🌍

[@JazzFunkNobby1964]

Where are you from?

[@DivineLightFitness]

@@JazzFunkNobby1964 I was born in America but am Haitian and Congolese. And you?

[@JazzFunkNobby1964]

@@DivineLightFitness Hi, Madagascar is a long way from the Congo. Are you going to be doing a grand tour of Africa?

[@DivineLightFitness]

@@JazzFunkNobby1964 I will be visiting different parts of Africa at different times; first starting on the East and then to the south and then west.

[@charleskapepa5080]

Visit Zambia 🇿🇲too.

[@cholehart5811]

I enjoy your videos and narration very much. Thank you for sharing.

[@AfroArtistaFilms]

Thank you! This means a lot. 😎

[@yiannishadjiloizou5501]

I 💖 africa

[@mangolotus2000]

Your narration is exquisite. You bring these videos to another level‼️

[@JayCeeMax]

thanks for this.

[@gpl992]

They ended up looking like us Eastern Indonesians/West Melanesians such as Moluccans and West Papuans,and even East Timorese 🇹🇱🇹🇱

[@Pharaohx115]

Great content

[@AfroArtistaFilms]

Thanks 👍🏽

[@lucifer12354]

@@AfroArtistaFilms which country are you from?

[@hobbytv6499]

Some Malagasy people look like Indonesian people and familiar. Respect from Indonesia.

[@rakoto1418]

Hello brother from madagascar

[@supriadi7541]

@@rakoto1418 nama orang madagaskar hampir sama dengan orang indonesia. Andri, laina, heri, andi.

[@kmj2000]

A genetic study was done and they connected to Indonesia. I think from Java.

[@bramantyoprahoro7284]

@@kmj2000 Their maternal ancestors were Dayak Ma'anyan tribe, Borneo (Kalimantan), not Java.

[@kmj2000]

@@bramantyoprahoro7284 oh very cool!

[@mmariemarkel7482]

Very interesting. Would have loved a longer more extensive video.

[@jameshallahan769]

Interesting video!

[@BANTUKING_]

🇿🇼Black is beautiful..one love to all my black brothers and sisters allover the world..🇿🇼

[@tankiebot704]

They're not black, they're mixed

[@BANTUKING_]

@@tankiebot704 coloured are blacks or white...educate me?

[@zaadrobinson182]

The desegregation among phenotypes is depressing. I'm not visiting

[@MrNoNonsenseYes]

@@tankiebot704 If the Malagasy happen to go outside Africa, I mean anywhere around the world, they'll be considered BLACK

[@dominiquewyatt6704]

@@tankiebot704 there is no such thing as mix. If u think about it, everyone is mix

[@parisz]

My father is half Zanzibari/Comorian and my mom is Finnish. Greetings to all my fellow Indian Ocean brothers and sisters.

[@Sheba4651]

Our brother.

[@happysolitudetv]

Interesting! I talked to a Finnish-Malagasy girl 10 years ago or more in myspace. Very unique.

[@KimAhrina11]

You must be the pretty model type that society like lol. In Malay/Austronesian/Melanesian/around indian ocean etc, people really fetishize/ obsessed with half-white kids. They have high value & privilege in society since they have more white/light-skinned & caucasian features.

[@linitshimanga2681]

Mita kuulu terve

[@zibelebruciebenubrucieb8850]

You're desperate😂😂😂 All those are African... Zanzibari BS😂😂😂

[@soleymaneahweetie36]

First time I've clearly understood the ethnic mix of the country.Keep up the good work.(NB.Nice song

[@sonesinhsomxanxay4660]

It's fascinating!

[@beastmood6635]

Madagascar is the cousin of southeast asian countries who travelled from asia and settled in africa. I'm from the philippines and some of the pictures look like some filipinos. We have that kind of looks like a native filipino. But due to colonization and intermarriage happen in the philippines the looks of filipinos evolved, like some filipino look like a person from asia, europe, latin american and oceania. Philippines is also austronesian like indonesia and malaysia. Madagascar is our african cousins. Hope to visit Madagascar soon if i had a chance to visit this beautiful country. Wishing for the best our cousin in Africa.

[@obanojoseph6747]

They are just product of indeginous africans and asian slaves brought by europeans

[@mjolninja9358]

@@obanojoseph6747 yes, but the language family does have similarities to the Austronesian group, its either that native people from Madagascar travelled from there up to what currently is South East Asia or the Taiwan natives traveling down the islands in South East Asia up to Polynesia and seemingly also Madagascar

[@fruitsarelife7073]

@@mjolninja9358 Exactly!

[@user-nf5dm8tl5r]

Some of the Malagasy people probably have some Filipino in them

[@beastmood6635]

@@user-nf5dm8tl5r because they are mixed austronesian and african

[@jacobnduya798]

Very interesting I didn't have information about the big island in Africa!, more love from 🇹🇿

[@AfroArtistaFilms]

Asante sana kwa support yako. 😎

[@samanth.]

@MrDarenMakoalahy 🤣🤣🤣 so what do u want us to do?

[@donald9082]

@MrDarenMakoalahy glad you put that out there, I knew it had to be more to the story. I bet Africans were there first and the Asians popped up. We always have those of our kind that will always sell out. I would love to know more real history of the island and the people if you wouldn't mind sharing. Peace and Love

[@emmanuelsackie160]

@MrDarenMakoalahy thanks for the information. This makes me curious to learn more about the diversity of Madagascar

[@galsmok6392]

​@MrDarenMakoalahy arrête de rager j'ai grandi a itaosy en etant merina les renois sont mes frères on faisait aucune différence

[@shoelady6457]

Informative 👌

[@paulmuiruri]

Wooow,I love that song baby !!!💓💓

[@johnballerino9172]

Lots to learn about the world

[@tahariobi391]

Alot of Indonesians look like this. Also Melanasia.

[@brandonmoss7976]

Yes it's the bantu genetics all over the the region

[@afromystik4365]

Nice video! My grandmother is Malagasy. My Beautiful people🤎🤎

[@DOUMIECHANNEL]

thank you very much for depicting such great insights on Madagasikara. Appreciate this knowledge.

[@uncledan2u]

Malagasy= Malayu kasih. I can detect some Malay words in the song Sini sana sana= here and there Pulang= return Aku= I/ me Love from Malaysia 🇲🇾

[@malaskomen9204]

Ngarang

[@malaskomen9204]

it's fitology. inhabitants of the Malay peninsula. mostly migrants/immigrants from the archipelago and some Chinese and Indian immigrants

[@martinvanburen4578]

it's an ugly language

[@zairatulumierah9436]

@@malaskomen9204 What is these China India immigrants?magalasy is Austronesian people from malay peninsula and indonesia.They trade and settle in Madagascar and then mixed with the african slaves brought from arab.

[@creatireci2859]

Borneon + African

[@vanessacort2370]

Great vid, teaching how races can blend n live together❤🖤

[@fortunemthokozisidube8033]

Let's chat on this WhatsApp group link, African Roots

[@azhariarif]

They definitely did not live together. The Austronesian had African slaves.

[@katahi0749]

​@@azhariarif💀😭they didn't read the articles written about it

[@HANUMAN7454]

This was crazy interesting.

[@ronnievaughn9833]

A lot of beautiful people live there, such a nice blend of people and the way they live.

[@isoryte201]

Great content as always Sista. Every of your vlogs I have seen has been great and I wonder why it took me this long to sub. I love and cherish every vlog, especially by brothas and Sistas, that tell us more about the Motherland, Africa. They are more uplifting and unifying than the diminishing and negative lenses of western media and vloggers. If you can cover Mauritius like this I personally will appreciate that. I was on a ship from SA to Asia across the Indian ocean. When we got to Mauritius and their navy boarded the ship for checks, I was very shocked to see that the team was mostly people of Chinese origins. I'd like to know more about the ethnic make up of Mauritius.

[@lucifer12354]

Where is the KZbin from?

[@existingiswhat]

thank you so much for this video! I'm making a story and one of the main characters is Malagasy so i want to learn more about ! thank you so much I hope you're having a good day

[@donovanphillips4973]

Excellent

[@anaksubu6138]

I'm Filipino and the first time i know how Malagasy looks when i saw Best Ever Food Review Show's video when he went to Madagascar and i was like, wow they look like me!

[@techknowhow8897]

Africans are the most beautiful people ul ever find in this world

[@jayeff6712]

No, it's clearly pacific islanders. They are much more beautiful. Africans come in second. So what do you think about that?

[@monicabolognini7962]

Beautiful people are all over the world !!! The beauty Is so personal...

[@techknowhow8897]

@@jayeff6712 Im talking about Africans. In my view they are the most beautiful ppl on earth. But then i get u, we don't always see things the same way

[@jayeff6712]

@@techknowhow8897 I also have to say that my brain finds that mathematical proportions and the skin tone of many Africans pleasing, more so than my own type of pale people. But then what do you know. I am just biased by being me.

[@monicabolognini7962]

@@jayeff6712 If you talk about matematical proportions , the features of some Caucasian people are very near perfection . Aurea proportion It s called . Maybe you should see some Leonardo da Vinci s work of art . But beauty It s Just a personal taste .

[@76Macadamia]

Put it right into my bucket list ;)

[@aprianto1985]

So Unique in life and it is documented very well to us regarding The Malagasy

[@dreed2428]

I'm from America 🇺🇸 but will love ❤️ to visit there...

[@MG-wx8yx]

It seems like a beautiful country with beautiful people. I've always like to visit Madagascar and Comoro islands, I'm from Tanzania.

[@lampsaltlight]

I’m from Madagascar 🇲🇬 Thank you for sharing ☺️

[@victorgoonetilleke5249]

Can you please tell me the name of the beautoful song in the Video starting at 2.28 in the Video for me to listten to the full song.

[@thewslmradioministrypodcast]

Very interesting!

[@alexanderhaile5435]

I was there for the past of five years . Madagascar is such unique county

[@shawnpreston1639]

I’d like to add it to my itinerary next year to visit? Is it hot and humid? Do they have modern amenities, like western toilets and AC? And is it generally safe to travel?

[@rhynemusic4101]

I'm a Filipino and some faces in the video almost looking like my neighbor's or peoples i came across at market everyday. Austronesian really exist in our bloodline too.

[@bramantyoprahoro7284]

Indonesian here. Some of people shown above can pass as Indonesians or even Pinoys!

[@Facts-Over-Feelings]

EVERYONE COMES FROM THE BLACK AFRICAN ASIATIC RACE

[@triumphant2600]

@@Facts-Over-Feelings I've been trying to tell people

[@KimAhrina11]

yeah you mean that the negritos & Melanesia. Some of them were part as human zoo (along with the Austronesian) for white people back then

[@Facts-Over-Feelings]

@@triumphant2600 THEY JUST WANT TO IGNORE THE FACTS BECAUSE THE TRUE WORLD WAS ALWAYS BLACK.. NOT ANTI-SUN ALBINO WHITE

[@reginag709]

The song at the end of the video is beautiful

[@mesfintesfahun9475]

Love it .

[@rpChic1]

Beautiful people, i love this ❤

[@RimRim-lewis9996]

They're so beautiful.

[@RaiVanaGames]

I love this channel as it tells me about so many things about the countries in Africa, but please stop having them long breaks with the music. It makes me skip the music and go to the next part to remember everything

[@looking5050]

just love the music

[@marco3330]

I'm from Philippines and Malagasy people have similarity with indigenous Filipinos when it comes to physical attributes.

[@ujangaca2369]

We are same Austronesia people

[@CP0rings33]

All Filipinos are indigenous. Only a few were able to resist colonialism and hold onto their traditions.

[@jmgonzales7701]

@@CP0rings33 filipino is a nationality

[@CP0rings33]

@@jmgonzales7701 I didn’t say it wasn’t? 😭😭

[@kumarcanal2971]

my experiences over 50 years traveling, greeting, living, working, socializing, etc with PEOPLESs of all types: they all have same basic needs LOVE LOVE LOVE. and PEACE PEACE

[@thickerface1834]

Interesting 👏👏👏 watching from Philippines. 🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@sharmawade5498]

Thank you for educating us about the Malagasy people from the land of USA

[@lsafrancoise6008]

Great video. I'm from the Reunion Island( a french island) which is close to Madagascar. And as the name of my island every kind of people(Black,White,Asian,Indian, Malagasy, Mahoran, Comoran and so on) live together and miscegenetion is part of our culture with no distinction of colour or religion. It's very common that in one family there are all kind of "race" and multiple religions. I really appreciate my island for this. And we don't realise how lucky we are(because it's so normal for us) until we have the opportunity to travel elsewhere and see the difference in other part of the world. Me for exemple I'm mixed (Black, White, Chinese,Malagasy by the origins of my Mum and Black, Indian and White by the origins of my dad).

[@duchesstyra]

Hi i met a group of people who were in South Africa 🇿🇦 on holiday and I was amazed how friendly and mixed they were I’d like to visit your island 🏝 someday

[@lsafrancoise6008]

@@duchesstyra And you will be welcome ;) I once traveled in South Africa when I was 16. And even if I was welcome with people who knew the purpose of our school trip we were aware of the gaze of others in public area who where not familiar to how friendly and close we,the pupils, were with each other without regarding our "colours". For example "black" pupils like me were told not to be too friendly in public with our "light" or "white" friends in order to not get too much attention from the South African people since our teachers didn't want us to be called in public for that. That was weird for us but as prior of our trip we worked on the particular history of this wonderful country we got it and simply obeyed

[@nedkelly8495]

U r blessed to have such diversity in the people of "Reunion" and peace. Just don't let the white American or the Apartheid Israhell regimes know. (Frm NZ)

[@plouplou1136]

maybe you don't really know the real story of your island but malagasy people was the first people settle in your island came along with one French guy. Then after all of the different ethnicity came after them.

[@lsafrancoise6008]

@@plouplou1136 ??? Do you think that we are not taught about our history especially with the school education we have in France? And for my part I studied it a bit more in University. And you are quite right about the fact that Malagasy people were AMONG one of the first people to be sent (and not to come voluntarily) as prisoners in my island since a part of their land was colonised and these colons used my Island as an open prison. At one moment they didn't want to use my island as a sole open prison. And Portguese people were there before the English ones THEN at last French people arrived and my island which was an english Island at that point became a French island. I really don't see how my first comment made you say that I don't know the History of my Island it was absolutely not the point here and thank you to be interested in our history ;-)

[@DiRas4595]

Wow! Lovely place with great people.

[@JG-bi3he]

Wow interesting!!

[@vuetube4558]

Amazing! I see asian and african features in this people. God bless the people of Madagascar!

[@jadenbrown522]

Madagascar 🇲🇬 has always been my favorite island in the world 🌍. The People are Malagasy. A mixture of Afrikan Bantu People and South East Asian People.

[@st3019]

Malagasy people are austronesians . They are not mixed with Bantu . Most Bantus were brought in Madagascar by Arabs who were settled there long time before western colonialism.

[@ptolemeeselenion1542]

They are most exactly a predominant mixture of Bantus, modern Azanians/Shenzis (so-called "Swahilis") who are actually of mixed Cushitic/Bantu/Nilotic (the Cushitic part being mostly ancient Azanians, Southern Cushites and Horners) and Malays, with some minor traces of Iron Age Levantine/Phoenician, Arabian and European mix.

[@ptolemeeselenion1542]

@@st3019 First off, the Malagasy people are unquestionably mixed. This is not even a stuff of debate, whether this offend you or not. And secondly, Bantu presence and their interactions with the Malay ancestors of the Malagasy predated the Arab slave trade. Ancient Azanians, a Cushitic-speaking people ancestral to the ethnically mixed, so-called "Swahilis" (by their true name Shenzis "Azanians, Zanjs") had been sailing and esthablishing outposts on the northwestern coastline of the "Island of the Moon" since as far as 2nd Century CE, as attested by the Greek travelogue _Periplus on the Eryhtraean Sea_ . When the Malays settled on Magadascar around the mid-1st Millenium CE, the latter ethnically mixed Swahili-speaking descendants of these ancient Azanians were still influent on these coasts, which plausibly led to some trading exchanges between the Shenzis/Zanjs and the Malay newcomers. Besides, the Malay attempted to settle too on the coasts of Mozambique, while both Shenzi/Zanj and Bantu populations from Mozambique did the same around the 6th to 9th centuries CE.

[@nwachinemere7759]

@@st3019 Shut up. Malagasy people are a mix and not just Austronesians. I mean, it's very very obvious not just in their features, but also their DNA. It's a giant humongous lie that the Bantu's of Madagascar was brought by Arabs. They came to Madagascar by themselves.

[@kofisam4106]

@@st3019 are you sane?

[@georgehume2954]

It would help if you respond to our questions regarding the name ot the song and artist in your video

[@jameslewis1605]

Good looking mix. God bless the Malagasy!

[@dianababirye5056]

Very beautiful place and people, what's the name of that song at the end ?

[@Peace704032797]

Blasians! Yes, I have heard about them. Very nice! Africa is such a beautiful continent with many diverse mixtures of people.

[@OscillatorCollective]

I myself am “Blasian” and I’ve always been really interested in the cultures of Madagascar…

[@wisdommasterreviews4712]

Asians are originally Black so how can you be a blasian? All blacks are not the same but are indigenous to the entire hearth! Politics of White supremacists want to create this 1 big Negro Concept!

[@OscillatorCollective]

@@wisdommasterreviews4712 I agree with that, but my mother is Uighur and my father is Ethiopian, so yeah, I’m part “Asian” and part “African”…throw in a little Celtic and south Asian and yeah, that’s me. And hey, the whole “blaisan” terminology didn’t even exist a few years ago, I’m just using the current terminology. I “identify as” multi racial anyway, or even just “Asian” to mess with people. Believe me I’ve spent 40+ years dealing with the issue of “race” and identity, you don’t need to lecture me on it.

[@dr.migueltorrezedd8651]

@@OscillatorCollective Tiger Woods mentioned it, and people ran with it. I never looked it up to see where he got it from, etc.

[@torah6077]

I become interested in Madagascar, and the Malagasy slaves that came to my country. Ever sense my maternal dna is from Madagascar, which is M23. And it's very rare among African Americans.

[@jacktack77]

​@MrDarenMakoalahy NO THAT'S JUST WHEN EVERYBODY AND THEIR MAMA ENJOYS THE DAUGHTERS OF AFRICAN SLAVES AND DISPERSED AFRICAN WOMEN... THEY WERE KNOWN TO OPPRESS THE MEN AND TAKE THE WOMEN OPPRESS THE MEN AND RAPE THE WOMEN....... THEY ARE A PRODUCT OF RAPE MOLESTATION AND THE MURDER THEY ARE NOT THIS BEAUTIFUL RACE OF PEOPLE WHO CAME ABOUT THROUGH THE LILY PLANT... THEY CAME ABOUT THROUGH THE MOST HORRIFIC NASTIEST WICKED ABOMINATING SOURCES THAT YOU CAN THINK OF IN AFRICA. ...... THIS IS NOTHING TO BE PROUD OF IT'S JUST TAINTED BLOOD GOATS MIXING WITH SHEEPS SMH 🤦🏿‍♂️ AND THAT'S WHY THEY DON'T TREAT THE BLACK PEOPLE GOOD THERE AND THEY DON'T HAVE MERCY ON THEIR OWN CHILDREN THEY ARE HIGHLY OPPRESSED HIGHLY!!!

[@moleratswag6570]

Love the song in the video, who is the artist, please?

[@brownbeauty39]

Very beautiful and precious ❤️ I absolutely love the scenery and beaches ⛱️ ❤

[@marcusali1783]

Many countries in Africa are mix of African and non-african. All of north Africa is one example 😅 i think the Seychelles is very mixed, too (african and European)

[@LiveNLove29]

Beautiful happy people on an amazingly beautiful rich island. You just can’t beat that! 👍❤️

[@LuvSol427]

Thank you very much for bringing this to the awareness of more people in the world.

[@ivozeferino6043]

I LOVE 💗 IT ;;; SPEECHLESS STORY WONDERFUL WHAT GOOD STUFF 🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@irvinetustin]

A stunningly beautiful people

[@TonnyOkello]

I had a college girlfriend from Madagascar. We were a few students from Africa in an American university so we naturally pulled together . Her name was so long so used the shorter version: Menja .

[@haryhary6633]

So you know Madagascar in depth...

[@TonnyOkello]

@@haryhary6633 I wouldn’t claim that , knew very basic. I mostly knew about their presidential politics because it was always in the news. Learning from this video .

[@haryhary6633]

@Omar Schekhli 😄😄😄

[@msannyjaysam2573]

The music video at the end sounds so inspiring.. I am looking for the artist and the name of the song..From Kenya I wonna work with him musically

[@ramkumthiunrou7855]

I like the blend,very different colors or complexions