The Betsileo are a highland ethnic group of Madagascar, the third largest in terms of population. They chose their name, meaning "The Many Invincible Ones"...

more Austronesian and slightly less Bantu) groups such as the Merina and Betsileo of the central highlands around Antananarivo, Alaotra (Ambatondrazaka)...

over the grasslands in their northwest region. Unlike the Merina and Betsileo people of the interior who became highly productive rice farmers, the coastal...

of a zebu'), is a traditional zebu-wrestling sport of Madagascar's Betsileo people, in which fighters, called mpisavika, attempt to bring a zebu ox to...

settlement of Anosibe Ambohiby, which has a population of about 300 Betsileo people, is located within the complex almost entirely isolated from the rest...

Betsimisaraka, Betsileo, Antaisaka and Bara. Betsimisaraka and Antaisaka inhabited the east coast of the province while Betsileo people lived in the southern...

Wooden spoons, Betsileo people, Madagascar, 19th century...

"Sheila's Mother"). Balinese people Dayak and related indigenous peoples of Borneo, like the Penan The Betsileo people of Madagascar, in particular the...

silk was more coarse and uneven than that produced by the Merina or Betsileo people, throughout the island it was the most prized type of silk because...

a large taloned bird and can summon thunder and lightning, and the Betsileo people of Madagascar tell of the ramanga, an outlaw or living vampire who...

on looms. The Tanala, Antemoro people, Antambahoaka, Tefasy, Tesaka, eastern Bara people and eastern Betsileo people are the current day residents of...

claimed by the Merina and Betsileo peoples. Betsileo legend associated with a site called Ivolamena describes two Betsileo ancestors, Antos and Cathy...

a zebu-wrestling sport found in Madagascar, particularly among the Betsileo people. American freestyle bullfighting is a style of bullfighting developed...

Mansaka, Kalagan, Manobo, Tasaday, T'boli) Malagasy: Madagascar (e.g., Betsileo, Merina, Sihanaka, Bezanozano) Melanesians: Melanesia (e.g., Fijians, Kanak...

population of Madagascar; it is classified as Plateau Malagasy alongside the Betsileo, Bezanozano, Sihanaka, Tanala, Vakinankaritra dialects. Hova is one of...

a large taloned bird and can summon thunder and lightning, and the Betsileo people of Madagascar tell of the ramanga, an outlaw or living vampire who...

The Betsileo sportive lemur (Lepilemur betsileo) is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. Like all members of its genus, it is nocturnal and largely...

Herizo Jossicher Razafimahaleo (February 21, 1955 – July 25, 2008) was a politician in Madagascar. He ran for President three times, and he served as Deputy...

René Tantely Gabrio Andrianarivo (25 May 1954 – 31 August 2023) was a Malagasy politician who was Prime Minister of Madagascar from 23 July 1998 to 31...

Manandafy Rakotonirina (30 October 1938 - 15 March 2019) was a Malagasy politician. He had been a significant political figure in Madagascar since the...

historically existed in other large Malagasy ethnic groups such as the Betsileo people. In and after the 16th century, slaves were brought into Madagascar's...

Katro is a traditional mancala game played by the Betsileo people in the Fianarantsoa Province of Madagascar. The game was first described by Alex de...

which is in the Bongolava Region. Anosibe Ambohiby was founded in 2008 by Betsileo farmers from the Manandriana District, about 380 kilometres (240 mi) to...

a fusion of hip-hop, dance and the traditional horija music of the Betsileo people, including such instruments as the kabosy, jejy, sodina and fiddle...

Pety Rakotoniaina (born 14 October 1962) is a Malagasy politician. He is the President of the Union (Tambatra) association and was the Mayor of Fianarantsoa...

the ridges, while in the east the Bara Haronga grow rice, and the Betsileo people have developed an irrigation system on the mountain flanks of the north...

descendants. This spiritual communion is celebrated by the Merina and Betsileo reburial practice of famadihana, or "turning over the dead". In this ritual...

katsaroka. It is used by the Betsileo people to treat malaria and in legends it is believed to be near where the pygmy Vazimba people dwell. In Madagascar there...

an estimated 4% of the total population. The Merina people of Madagascar along with the Betsileo tribe are likely of Austronesian descent. Together, they...

national life in the years following independence. The Merina and the Betsileo peoples, having better access to schools, inevitably tended to be overrepresented...