Austronesian settlers of Madagascar

Austronesian settlers of Madagascar appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands (Central and Southern Africa) from c. 400 to 1100 CE, a span of 700 years. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).

Seafarers from southern Borneo, related to the Ma'anyan, settled Madagascar in the first millennium CE and mixed with Bantu-speaking migrants from the African coast. Malagasy is an Austronesian language with Bantu loanwords.

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Facts

Dates: c. 400 to 1100 CE
Duration: 700 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands, Central and Southern Africa
Language family: Austronesian

Neighbours in Central and Southern Africa

Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE
Kilwa Sultanate c. 957 to 1513 CE
Kingdom of Mapungubwe c. 1075 to 1220 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia

Questions

When did Austronesian settlers of Madagascar exist?

c. 400 to 1100 CE, about 700 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Austronesian settlers of Madagascar?

Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands, in Central and Southern Africa.

What language did Austronesian settlers of Madagascar speak?

Austronesian. This family includes Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori.