Prayer book published in language of Madagascar

Madagascar, May 11, 2023

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An Orthodox prayer book was recently published in Malagasy, the national language of Madagascar, reports the Russian Orthodox Church’s African Exarchate.

Photo: exarchate-africa.ru Photo: exarchate-africa.ru The text was translated by Fr. Makary Ratudzunantenaina, a cleric of the Exarchate.

Prayer books were previously published in Tiv (Nigeria), Kirundi (Burundi) and Swahili.

Malagasy is the westernmost Malayo-Polynesian language, spoke by about 25 million people in Madagascar and the Comoros. Most people in Madagascar speak it as their first language.

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