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Antambahoaka literally means ''Those of the people''. With a population of 0.4% they are the smallest tribe in Madagascar. They live around [[Mananjary]] south of the [[Betsimisaraka]] territory on the southeast coast of Madagascar.
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin-right:10px;"><tr><td valign="top">[[Antambahoaka_womanImage:Antambahoaka-woman.jpg|150px200px|thumb|none|Antambahoaka woman around 1908]]</td><td valign="top">[[Image:Antambahoaka_man.jpg|150px200px|thumb|none|Antambahoaka man around 1908]]</td></tr></table>
Every seven years a large group [[circumcision]] is carried out in Mananjary. They use a ''[[kibory]]'' (communal burial house) to bury the deceased.