Friday, January 18, 2013

Peace Corps Malagasy Language Intro Document

Peace Corps Malagasy Language Intro Document

We came across the document below and it seemed like a good place to start to familiarize ourselves with Mada's native language of Malagasy (the 'sy' is pronounced 'sh')--French is the official language in the country but isn't widely spoken in the remote villages.

We have always had an appreciation for the Peace Corps because one of our grandmothers (Granny Nanny Darling) worked for the PC in Equador.  The PC website has a variety of interesting resources, including vignettes from past volunteers: 



LINK:
http://files.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/audio/languagelessons/madagascar/MG_Malagasy_Language_Lessons.pdf

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