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Tsimihety people
Malagasy ethnic group in Madagascar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Tsimihety are a Malagasy ethnic group who are found in the north-central region of Madagascar.[2] Their name means "those who never cut their hair", a behavior likely linked to their independence from Sakalava kingdom, located to their west, where cutting hair at the time of mourning was expected.[3][4][5] They are found in mountainous part of the island.[2] They are one of the largest Malagasy ethnic groups and their population estimates range between 700,000 and over 1.2 million.[1][6] This estimation places them as the fourth-largest ethnicity in Madagascar.[7]
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![]() Madagascar, the origins of Tsimihety | |
Total population | |
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1,200,000[1] | |
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Languages | |
Malagasy | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Betsimisaraka, Bantu peoples, Austronesians |
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