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	Betsileo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Betsileo occupy the south of the Madagascar plateau.
		Their traditional territory extends from the Mania River in the north to the foot of the Andringitra in the south; to the west by the Bongolava chain and the east by the Eastern Forest, occupied by the Tanala tribe.
		The Betsileo are of pure African origin, whereas Madagascars population is largely mixed of Bantu African and East Asian descent.They are primarily agricultural, growing manioc, taro and sweet potato, as well as rice which they grow in irrigated hillside terraces.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Betsileo (189 words)

	Rhodes College Magazine: Spring 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It is here where you'll find the place, "Not in the Heavens." You can see the Betsileo love of language, however, not only in the names they give to their villages, but also the names they give to their children, their hairstyles and their hats.
		One might say Betsileo language skills and tonal sensitivity are sharpened on "whetstones" such as the marvelous namings of persons, places and objects that fill the local world.
		Working with ritual specialists and rural populations in Madagascar, we have come to understand that Betsileo names in the case of such beads are not simply amusing and ingenious descriptors.
	www.rhodes.edu /public/7_0-NewsEvents/7_3-Magazine/issues/2001_summer/placenotinheavens.shtml (1775 words)

	Madagascar - Agriculture
		The most intensive form of cultivation is practiced among the Betsileo and Merina groups of the central highlands, where population densities are the highest.
		The Betsileo use a variety of local species that can be sown at different times, employing irrigation to grow some varieties in the dry season and waiting for the rainy season to plant others.
		The fields surrounding the typical Betsileo village often represent a checkerboard of tiny plots in different stages of the crop cycle.
	countrystudies.us /madagascar/23.htm (962 words)

	Les Betsileo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Le groupe des Betsileo et le troisième par son importance numérique.
		L’habitat traditionnel Betsileo était autrefois réalisé en fibres végétales pour le peuple et en bois pour les classes nobles.
		L’art funéraire Betsileo est caractérisé par des tombeaux surmontés de poteaux de bois sculptés, les “Teza” (cœur de l’arbre) ou poteau de bois quadrangulaire sculpté et pouvant mesurer jusqu’à une vingtaine de mètres de hauteur.
	www.madagascar-guide.com /fr/Pages/ethnies/betsileo.html (214 words)

	Betsileo - Wikipédia
		Betsileo est la dénomination générique des populations occupant la partie sud des terres centrales de Madagascar.
		Le territoire traditionnel betsileo s'étendait depuis la rivière Mania au nord jusqu'au pied du massif d'Andringitra au sud.
		Avant la conquête merina, le pays betsileo n'a jamais connu d'unité politique, même si les traditions rapportent que les souverains des différents royaumes qui allaient s'y développer étaient au départ issus des rois du Manandriana, le royaume du nord occupant l'actuelle région d'Ambositra.
	fr.wikipedia.org /wiki/Betsileo (389 words)

	Resources on the Betsileo
		The Betsileo, who constitute 12.1 percent of the population and live in the central...
		The principal ethnological divisions are the Hova, the Betsileo,
		Les Betsileo Ã Madagascar, les nombreux invincibles leur rÃ©gion est situÃ©e plusau Sud de lâImerina, avec une culture dâorigine arabe et indonÃ©sienne.
	www.mongabay.com /indigenous_ethnicities/african/Betsileo.html (1054 words)

	Madagascar - Peoples of the Central Highlands
		The Betsileo, who constitute 12.1 percent of the population and live in the central highlands south of the Merina in a region of about 40,000 square kilometers, have a culture similar to that of their northern neighbors.
		The Betsileo share something of the privileged position of the Merina, constituting a significant portion of Madagascar's official, professional, and skilled artisan classes.
		South of the Betsileo live the Bara (3.3 percent of the population), who are divided into five clans in the dry regions at the southern end of the central highlands.
	countrystudies.us /madagascar/13.htm (586 words)

	Comparative Criminology \| Africa - Madagascar
		This spiritual communion is celebrated by the Merina and Betsileo reburial practice of famadihana, or "turning over the dead." In this ritual, relatives' remains are removed from the family tomb, rewrapped in new silk shrouds, and returned to the tomb following festive ceremonies in their honor.
		Although the famadihana does not occur outside the central highlands and the attitudes of the Merina and Betsileo toward the dead differ in certain significant respects, the idea of the dead as beings to be respected is universal in Madagascar.
		The Roman Catholic church enjoys its largest support among the Betsileo people in the southern portion of the central highlands, and is also associated with former slaves and the côtiers.
	www-rohan.sdsu.edu /faculty/rwinslow/africa/madagascar.html (7853 words)

	Betsileo
		El idioma Betsileo forma parte de la familia de lenguas y dialectos malagasy, deformación autóctona del término francés malgache, perteneciente a la gran familia de lenguas malayo-polinesias que se extienden desde la Isla de Pascua, en el océano Pacífico hasta Madagascar.
		Tradicionalmente, las viviendas Betsileo esran construidas con fibras vegetales las de las clases bajas y de madera las de las clases altas..
		El arte funerario Betsileo se caracteriza por los postes de madera escultida que colocan sobre las tumbas y que pueden alcanzar los 20 metros de altura.
	www.ikuska.com /Africa/Etnologia/Pueblos/betsileo/index.htm (404 words)

	Madagascar
		The Betsileo live south of the Merina and are considered the best rice farmers in Madagascar.
		The Betsileo, for example, will arrange a marriage only after scrutinizing at least three generations of the family of the potential spouse.
		Among the Merina and the Betsileo of the high plateau, the ceremony of famadihana is an opportunity to reaffirm one's link with ancestors.
	www.everyculture.com /Ja-Ma/Madagascar.html (7023 words)

	USAID / Madagascar - Success Stories
		One six-member family, belonging to the Betsileo ethnic group, held long discussions after the cyclones hit.
		The Betsileo family members went back to work, preparing their crops for harvest.
		Subsequently, under USAID’s Southern Africa Flood Recovery program, the Betsileo and other families in the stricken area were assisted with a wide range of rehabilitation activities.
	www.usaid.gov /regions/afr/success_stories/madagascar.html (1648 words)

	Amphibian Species of the World - Heterixalus betsileo (Grandidier, 1872)
		Megalixalus betsileo — Ahl, 1931, Das Tierreich, 55: 426.
		Betsileo Reed Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl.
		Eucnemis betsileo was considered a nomen dubium by Guibé, 1978, Bonn.
	research.amnh.org /herpetology/amphibia/references.php?id=14376 (264 words)

	Field Study Madagascar 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Both the Betsileo and Tanala systems were studied, respectively on the West and East sides of the corridor, with one village chosen on each side.
		Results show that farming systems are based on lowland, irrigated, rice for the Betsileo and tavy, or slash and burn, for the Tanala.
		Animal breeding is of a traditional type, but zebus play an important role in soil fertility management and soil preparation among the Betsileo and for the satisfaction of social and cultural obligation among the Tanala.
	www.icra-edu.org /page.cfm?pageid=publicenglishmadagascar (577 words)

	Mantella Gallery aurantiaca baroni crocea cowani expectata laevigata ebenaui manery madagascariensis milotympanum ...
		Mantella Gallery aurantiaca baroni crocea cowani expectata laevigata ebenaui manery madagascariensis milotympanum nigricans bernhardi betsileo haraldmeieri viridis cf.
		The mantellas are a complicated group; although the first two species were described in 1872 (as poison frogs, Dendrobates), and ten more species through the 1930's, Jean Guibe's revision in 1964 only recognized four.
		He also reported on the extreme regional color and pattern variation in M.madagascariensis.
	members.tripod.com /~JARClark/mantella.html (260 words)

	Heterixalus betsileo
		Frogs and Toads of a foreign country -- Betsileo-Madagascar-Kusa-Gaeru, Heterixalus betsileo.
		Taxonomy genus Heterixalus- - -- T" "Heterixalus betsileo species: Heterixalus betsileo.
		Heterixalus betsileo (Grandidier, 1872) -- Heterixalus betsileo (Grandidier, 1872)
	www.wildmadagascar.org /wildlife/species/Heterixalus_betsileo.html (125 words)

	Brown Mantella Mantella betsileo
		Mantella betsileo -- Species: Mantella betsileo Family: Ranidae Subfamily: Mantellinae.
		-- Photos of Mantella betsileo (Grandidier, 1872) Betsileo Mantella, Brown Mantella.
		CAS 156767, Mantella betsileo, Madagascar, Nosy Be Id.
	www.wildmadagascar.org /wildlife/species/Mantella_betsileo.html (158 words)

	Madagascar: Erotic Tombs, Tribal Warriors & Bull Fights In The Great Red Island
		We travelled northwards through Madagascar’s wine country – we tasted the fairly good red wine but wondered about its consistency - and land of the Betsileo, supposedly the best farmers of Madagascar famous for their terraced fields on the mountain slopes.
		The Betsileo are mostly Christians but also continue to practise some of their traditional customs and beliefs.
		They also have a tradition of education and the relative (I stress relative) prosperity of the region is evidenced by large farmhouses that look somewhat European from afar but actually made of mud bricks and grass roofs when one gets nearer.
	weecheng.com /africa/indianocean/madahigh/mada3.htm (1981 words)

	Skyblog de fianarantsoa : WELCOME TO THE CAPITAL OF BETSILEO!!!!!!!!!
		This is the nicest place I have ever been, ever, is a national parc but it use to have an active volcanoe a long time ago but the water which is in the swimming pool(natural water) is hot, naturally and a lot of people come over from everywhere around the world to enjoy that.
		What we are trying to do is simply tell about each part of the town.we will talk about the things that you can see there and we will have some images to illustrate them.
		we hope that you will enjoy this website and that the information delivered here will help you less or more to know the Capital of the Betsileo.
	fianarantsoa.skyblog.com (358 words)

	Mantella betsileo (Grandidier, 1872) Betsileo Mantella, Brown Mantella
		Mantella betsileo (Grandidier, 1872) Betsileo Mantella, Brown Mantella
		If you would like to contribute photos, care sheets, articles, or other media, please email share@livingunderworld.org.
		Mantella betsileo (Grandidier, 1872) Betsileo Mantella, Brown Mantella
	www.livingunderworld.org /gallery/photos/anura/mantellidae/mantella/betsileo (137 words)

	Gifts & Blessings \|\| Funerary Room
		When pleased, ancestors bless the living with prosperity and fertility.
		In Madagascar's highlands, Merina and northern Betsileo families periodically organize ceremonies called famadihana to replace the burial cloth of ancestors.
		Those whose shrouds have begun to disintegrate are said to appear to descendants in dreams to complain that they are cold.
	www.nmafa.si.edu /exhibits/malagasy/funerary.html (575 words)

	NALRC
		MEX] 9,390,000 in Madagascar, including 3,200,000 Merina, 1,800,000 Betsimisaraka, 1,400,000 Betsileo, 635,000 Antandroy, 473,000 Tanala, 422,000 Antaimoro (1993 Johnstone).
		Dialects: MERINA, TAISAKA (ANTAISAKA, TESAKA), TANOSY (ANTANOSY), TAIMANAMBONDRO (ANTAIMANAMBONDRO), SAHAFATRA, TAIFASY (TEFASY, ANTAIFASY), TAMBAHOAKA (ANTAMBAHOAKA), ZAFISORO, BETSIMISARAKA, SIHANAKA, BEZANOZANO (ANTAIVA, ANTANKA, TANKAY), TANALA (ANTANALA, MENABE-IKONGO), BARA, BETSILEO, VEZO, MAHAFALY, TAÑALAÑA, ANTANDROY 1 (TANDROY), ANTANDROY 2, TANKARANA, TAIMORO (ANTAIMORO, TEMORO).
		If you have any questions or comments, or having difficuilty while accesing the site, please write us to at nalrc@mailplus.wisc.edu
	lang.nalrc.wisc.edu /nalrc/resources/map/gist/Madagascar.htm (130 words)

	RootsWeb: AFR-BOTSWANA-L Madagascar Betsileo tribe and Botswana/South Africa Connection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Subject: Madagascar Betsileo tribe and Botswana/South Africa Connection
		Does anyone on the list know anything about the "Betsileo" tribe that lived
		Madagascar Betsileo tribe and Botswana/South Africa Connection by
	archiver.rootsweb.com /th/read/AFR-BOTSWANA/2001-06/0992834845 (83 words)

	Find in a Library: Monographie des Betsileo (Madagascar)
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