Tsimihety in Madagascar
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The Tsimihety live in the north and central regions of Madagascar. They migrated from the east coast of the country and came to live in Mandritsara. The meaning of their name is those who never cut their hair. They live in the mountain parts.
The Tsimihety have been anarchists. They have no tribal connections. Family, kin and ancestors are very important to them.
The Tsimihety are exogamous, meaning they prefer marriages outside of their group. They have many children. They work in agriculture. Rice is grown, and they are cattle producers. A dialect of the Malagasy language is spoken by them.
They are a large group of people and have politicians among them. There are seasonal wage laborers among them on plantations.
* Scripture Prayers for the Tsimihety in Madagascar.
* Pray that Madagascar evangelical Christians will lead the Tsimihety to salvation.
* Pray that God will give them dreams and visions leading them to Jesus Christ too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsimihety_people
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| People Name General | Tsimihety |
| People Name in Country | Tsimihety |
| Population this Country | 2,266,000 |
| Population all Countries | 2,266,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 2 ● |
| Unreached | No |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 2 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | |
| Alternate Names | Malagasy, Tsimehety; Maraba |
| People ID | 15593 |
| ROP3 Code | 110215 |
| Country | Madagascar | ||
| Region | Africa, East and Southern | ||
| Continent | Africa | ||
| 10/40 Window | No | ||
| National Bible Society | Website | ||
| Persecution Rank | Not ranked | ||
| Location in Country | Sofia and Sava regions; east into Analanjirofo region; smaller areas in Diana and Alaotra-Mangoro 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 | Sofia and Sava regions; east into Analanjirofo region; smaller areas in Diana and Alaotra-Mangoro regions.. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
| Primary Language | Malagasy, Tsimihety (2,266,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | xmw Ethnologue Listing |
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| Primary Language | Malagasy, Tsimihety (2,266,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | xmw Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 1 |
| People Groups | Speaking Malagasy, Tsimihety |
Primary Language: Malagasy, Tsimihety
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1924) |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Malagasy, Tsimihety |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Text / Printed Matter | Online Bible text (Scripture Earth) |
| Primary Religion: | Ethnic Religions |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
| Christianity (Evangelical 1.93 %) |
25.00 %
|
| Ethnic Religions |
65.00 %
|
| Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
| Islam |
10.00 %
|
| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
| Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
| Unknown |
0.00 %
|
| Christian Segments ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Anglican |
0.0 %
|
| Independent |
15.0 %
|
| Orthodox |
0.0 %
|
| Other Christian |
0.0 %
|
| Protestant |
35.0 %
|
| Roman Catholic |
50.0 %
|
| Photo Source | Evangelical Times |
| Profile Source | Anonymous |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |
