Betsimisaraka

Japanese: Betsimisaraka

Tanara is a general term for the people who live in the tropical rainforests along the coast of the eastern Democratic Republic of Madagascar in southeastern Africa. Tanara means "people of the forest." Representative tribes include the Betsimisaraka (population 800,000), Antaisaka (350,000), and Zafimaniry (20,000). The eastern coast where these tribes live is a steep slope where the high plateau drops abruptly into the sea, and there is almost no flat land.

From Madagascar

...The Betsileo, who live in the highlands of the central south, are the third most populous tribe and grow rice. The Antaisaka, Zafimaniry, and the second most populous Betsimisaraka, who live in the tropical rainforests of the east coast, are sometimes collectively known as the Tanara people, meaning forest people. They practice slash-and-burn agriculture, cultivating rice, bananas, cassava, and other staple crops, as well as coffee, vanilla, and other commercial crops. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アフリカ南東部，マダガスカル民主共和国の東部，海岸沿いの熱帯降雨林に居住する住民の総称で，タナラとは〈森の民〉を意味する。ベツィミサラカ族Betsimisaraka(人口80万)，アンタイサカ族Antaisaka(35万)，ザフィマニリ族Zafimaniry(2万)などが代表的な部族である。これらの部族が居住する東海岸は，高い台地が急激に海へ落ち込む急傾斜の斜面で，平地がほとんどみられない。…

【マダガスカル】より

…中南部の高地に住むベツィレオ族Betsileoは人口が3番目に多い部族で，米作を行う。　東海岸の熱帯降雨林に住むアンタイサカ族Antaisaka，ザフィマニリ族Zafimaniryや2番目に人口の多いベツィミサラカ族Betsimisarakaは，森の民を意味するタナラ族と総称されることもある。彼らは焼畑農業に従事し，イネ，バナナ，キャッサバなどを主作物として栽培するほか，コーヒー，バニラなどの商品作物も生産する。…

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