Vezo in Madagascar
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| People Name General | Vezo |
| People Name in Country | Vezo |
| Population this Country | 368,000 |
| Population all Countries | 369,000 |
| Total Countries | 2 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 2 ● |
| Unreached | No |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | |
| Alternate Names | Behosy; Malagasy; Masikoro |
| People ID | 14648 |
| ROP3 Code | 110559 |
| Country | Madagascar | ||
| Region | Africa, East and Southern | ||
| Continent | Africa | ||
| 10/40 Window | No | ||
| National Bible Society | Website | ||
| Persecution Rank | Not ranked | ||
| Location in Country | Diana, Sofia, Boeny, Betsiboka, Melaky, Menabe and (coastline only) Atsimo-Andrefana regions; western Bongolava, Vakinankaratra, and Amoron’i Mania regions. Source: Ethnologue 2016 | ||
| Country | Madagascar |
| Region | Africa, East and Southern |
| Continent | Africa |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
| Location in Country | Diana, Sofia, Boeny, Betsiboka, Melaky, Menabe and (coastline only) Atsimo-Andrefana regions; western Bongolava, Vakinankaratra, and Amoron’i Mania regions.. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
| Primary Religion: | Ethnic Religions |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
| Christianity (Evangelical 1.80 %) |
35.00 %
|
| Ethnic Religions |
65.00 %
|
| Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
| Islam |
0.00 %
|
| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
| Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
| Unknown |
0.00 %
|
| Primary Language | Malagasy, Sakalava (368,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | skg Ethnologue Listing |
| Primary Dialect | Vezo |
| Dialect Code | 3534 Global Recordings Listing |
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| Primary Language | Malagasy, Sakalava (368,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | skg Ethnologue Listing |
| Primary Dialect | Vezo |
| Dialect Code | 3534 Global Recordings Listing |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| People Groups | Speaking Malagasy, Sakalava |
Primary Language: Malagasy, Sakalava
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (2006) |
| Bible-New Testament | No |
| Bible-Complete | No |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
| Film / Video | God's Story video | God's Story |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Malagasy, Sakalava | Jesus Film Project |
| Film / Video | My Last Day video, anime | Jesus Film Project |
| General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
| Photo Source | Jean-Louis Vandevivère - Wikimedia Creative Commons |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |
