Malagasy

Malagasy voice-over

Native Malagasy voice actors, cast for your audience and directed by our team. You hear a shortlist and approve a written quote before recording.

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Samples

We send Malagasy samples chosen for your script.

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Human
Real human voices
Every voice is a professional actor in a booth. No synthetic voices.
Native
Their first language
Cast from speakers who grew up with the language your audience speaks.
Directed
A director on every line
We listen for meaning, pace and pronunciation in the session, not after it.

Malagasy voices

No public Malagasy demos yet. We record samples on your own lines instead.

Samples on your own lines

Send a few lines of your script and we come back with Malagasy voices reading them.

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What Malagasy voice-over is hired for

Madagascar
Antananarivo speech is the standard.
Health and education
Agencies and NGOs publish audio.
The diaspora
Communities in France and Réunion.

Typical projects

Telecoms and banks
NGOs and aid bodies
Public bodies
Consumer brands

Malagasy in a voice-over brief

Malagasy is an Austronesian language spoken in Madagascar, far from the other languages of Africa, and it is written in Latin letters. The official standard is based on the speech of the central highlands, while coastal regions have their own accents and words. French remains a language of administration and business, so scripts often include French terms. In a brief we ask which region the audience lives in, whether the piece is for radio, health information or advertising and how French names should be pronounced.

Accent and direction notes

What our director listens for in a Malagasy session.

Austronesian roots
Malagasy is related to languages of South-East Asia.
Regional dialects
Speech varies across the island.
French in business
French is used in formal settings.

What casting decides in Malagasy

Malagasy or French
Different audiences.
Register
Public notices are formal.

How we work

Casting
We shortlist voices for your language, audience and tone, and explain the difference between them. You choose, and approve a written quote.
Direction
A director runs the session against your brief: meaning, pace and every agreed pronunciation. You can listen in remotely.
Delivery
Every file is checked against the script word by word and technically, then delivered in your format and naming.

What decides the price

No price list: every quote is written for your project and states usage and the delivery date.

Length: Word count or running time of the finished audio.
Use and territory: Internal, online or broadcast; where it runs and for how long.
Voice: Some languages and voice profiles are scarcer than others.
Picture and files: Recording to timecode, splitting and naming add work.