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'''Tanala literally means ''People of the forest''. Almost 4% of the population of Madagascar are Tanala. They are a small tribe of forest dwellers living inland. Their homeland separates the east coast from the central highlands. The [[Ranomafana National Park]] is located in the area of the Tanala.''' The Tanala tribe is divided into two sub-groups: the [[IkongoMenabe]] in the south mountainous north and the [[MenabeIkongo]] in the northmore accessible south. Their houses are usually built on stilts. Beside The Tanala people are skilled woodsmen, food gatherers and hunters. Besides slash-and-burn agriculture in the forest, the they grow rice, corn, yams and coffee.
The traditional dance of the Tanala is the ''[[Dombolo]]''.