The Zafisoro are a Malagasy ethnic group inhabiting a portion of the southeastern coast of Madagascar.^[1] The Zafisoro speak a dialect of the Malagasy language, which is a branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language group derived from the Barito languages, spoken in southern Borneo.^[2]

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Diagram Group (2013). Encyclopedia of African Peoples. San Francisco, CA: Routledge. ISBN 9781135963415.
Ogot, Bethwell (1992). Africa from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century. Paris: UNESCO. ISBN 1-84162-197-8. Retrieved November 30, 2010.

v t e Ethnic groups of Madagascar
Indigenous	Antaifasy Antemoro Antaisaka Antambahoaka Antandroy Antankarana Antanosy Bara Beosi Betsileo Betsimisaraka Bezanozano Mahafaly Makoa Masikoro Merina Mikea Sakalava Sihanaka Tanala Tsimihety Vezo Zafimaniry Zafisoro
Immigrant	Karana (Indian) Sinoa (Chinese) Vazaha (European)¹ Vazaha (European)²
See also: Vazimba