People group profile · PG000179
The Malagasy of France
The Malagasy of France, numbering about 66,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Austronesian-speaking ethnic group indigenous to the island country of Madagascar.
They are a diaspora people in the Malagasy people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Plateau Malagasy.
Fast facts
- Country
- France
- Population
- 66,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Malagasy
- Primary language
- Plateau Malagasy (plt)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The Malagasy are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Malagasy
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Protestantism · Christianity
Primary language
Plateau Malagasy · Austronesian family
100% speak Plateau Malagasy
Gospel resources in Plateau Malagasy
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Dikanteny Iombonana Eto Madagasikara · video
- Interconfessional Version · audio, text
- Protestant version 1985 based on Malagasy Protestant Bible 1965 · audio, text
- Revised Protestant Version · audio
- Roman Catholic Version 2010 based on text Malagasy Catholic Bible 2003 · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Malagasy
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
Malagasy in other countries
The same people (ROP3 106120) is reported in 6 other countries.
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