malagasy

noun, plural Mal·a·gas·y, Mal·a·gas·ies for 1.

1. a member of any of various peoples native to the island of Madagascar.
2. the Austronesian language of Madagascar.

noun

1. plural -gasy or -gasies a native or inhabitant of Madagascar
2. the official language of Madagascar belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family

adjective

3. of or relating to Madagascar, its people, or their language

“pertaining to Madagascar,” large island off the coast of Africa, 1835, apparently a native alteration of Madagascar.