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Antambahoaka

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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 [[Antambahoaka_woman.jpg|150pxMananjary]]south of the [[Antambahoaka_man.jpg|150pxBetsimisaraka]]territory on the southeast coast of Madagascar.
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin-right:10px;"><tr><td valign="top">[[Image:Antambahoaka literally means ''Those of the people''-woman. With a population of 0.4% they are the smallest tribe in Madagascar. They live jpg|200px|thumb|none|Antambahoaka woman around [[Mananjary1908]] south of the </td><td valign="top">[[BetsimisarakaImage:Antambahoaka_man.jpg|200px|thumb|none|Antambahoaka man around 1908]] territory on the southeast coast of Madagascar. </td></tr></table>
The Antambahoaka are of Arabian origin and are mainly MoslemsMuslim. They are descendants of [[Raminia Rabevahoaka]], a king who came from Mecca to Madagascar around the early 14th century. The Antambahoaka served the courts of kings throughout Madagascar with their deep knowledge in of astrology and medicine.
Every seven years a large group [[circumcision]] is carried out in Mananjary. They use a ''[[kibory]]'' (communal burial house) to bury the deceased.

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