Malagasy data for AI training, collected to your brief
Malagasy data from IndecalAI is collected or reviewed by a native Malagasy speaker, not pulled from an existing archive. We work with speakers across Africa, frequently alongside French, English or Arabic in the same conversation, matched to your brief and checked before delivery.
What Malagasy data can we produce?
Malagasy data from IndecalAI is speech, text, conversational and translation data collected or reviewed by a Malagasy speaker for your brief, not pulled from an existing archive.
Speakers here often move between this language and French, English or Arabic within the same conversation, so a brief should say whether to keep that mixing or avoid it.
This sits across several of our services depending on what you need: data collection for raw speech or text, conversational AI data for dialogue, and translation and localization for converting between Malagasy and another language.
Translation projects often pair this language with French, English or Arabic. See translation and localization for that scope.
Malagasy data at a glance
- Data types
- Speech, text, conversational, translation
- Services
- Data collection, Translation
- Who works on it
- Contributors from our network of 30,000+ people worldwide, matched to your brief.
- Review
- A review pass before anything is delivered.
- Your data
- NDA first, used only for the agreed scope, returned or deleted when you ask.
- First step
- A small free sample before you commit.
What to know about Malagasy before you brief it
Malagasy is the national language of Madagascar and belongs to the Austronesian family, which links it to languages in Southeast Asia rather than to the Bantu languages of the African mainland.
The official form is based on the speech of the central highlands, and the coastal dialects, such as Betsimisaraka and Sakalava, differ in sound and vocabulary. Many speakers also use French, which appears in education and business, so conversations can mix the two. Say which regions you want covered, and whether French mixing belongs in the data.
Languages that sit close to Malagasy in script, family or region: Swahili data, Indonesian data, Malay data, Maori data, French data and Filipino data.
Deciding what to specify for any language? The guide to speech data collection covers the choices that apply across languages, and the one on transcription for AI and for people covers how speech becomes text.
Malagasy at a glance
- Language family
- Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian)
- Script
- Latin letters, left to right
- Spoken mainly in
- Madagascar
- Name it in a brief
- Official (Merina-based) Malagasy, Betsimisaraka, Sakalava and other regional dialects
- Its own name
- Malagasy
Four ways to request Malagasy data
Each links to the service that runs it, with its full scope and process.
Malagasy speech data
Recorded speech in Malagasy: calls, prompts and voice bot utterances, mixed with French, English or Arabic if that reflects how people actually speak it.
Malagasy text data
Written Malagasy: messages, reviews, tickets or chat logs, written or labeled by people who read it natively.
Malagasy conversational data
Scripted or spontaneous Malagasy dialogue for voice bots and support agents, reflecting how speakers here actually mix languages.
Malagasy translation
Human-verified translation between Malagasy and French, English, Arabic or another language in the same project.
What to put in a Malagasy brief
Four things worth deciding before contributors start, so the first sample already looks right.
Region or dialect
Malagasy is spoken mainly in Madagascar. Worth naming in a brief: Official (Merina-based) Malagasy, Betsimisaraka, Sakalava and other regional dialects. Tell us the region or community you're targeting so contributors are matched to the right one.
Script or transliteration
Script for Malagasy: Latin letters, left to right. Say whether you want the native script, a transliterated version, or both, especially if your downstream system only reads one.
Data type mix
Speech, text, conversational and translation can be requested together or on their own. Tell us the mix your model needs.
Volume and timeline
A rough sense of how much data and how soon lets us staff the right number of contributors from the start.
From your brief to reviewed Malagasy data
One named contact owns the project from scoping to the last file.
Brief
You tell us the data type, the Malagasy variety or region and roughly how much you need.
NDA and scope
We sign an NDA before any data moves, then agree the scope with you.
Free sample
We produce a small sample free, so you can check it before you commit.
Production
Contributors from our network work in our own tools, to the brief you set.
Review
A review pass runs before anything is delivered.
Delivery
The data comes to you, or moves on to another service with us.
Where Malagasy data ends up
Common jobs for Malagasy data. They're examples of the work, not a client list.
Voice bots and IVR
Recorded Malagasy prompts and calls teach a voice bot to recognize how people actually speak, not just how a script reads.
Support chat and tickets
Everyday Malagasy messages, written in the domain you work in, give a chat assistant real phrasing to learn from.
Content moderation and sentiment
Labeled Malagasy posts, reviews and messages teach a model to read tone and intent correctly in this language.
Localizing a product
Translating prompts, UI copy and training data into Malagasy so a product reads like it was written for that market, not machine-translated.
Off-the-shelf Malagasy data, or built to your brief?
We hold around 35,000 hours of off-the-shelf speech, prompts and conversations already collected across our network. We can't promise Malagasy is in that pool until you ask, but it's worth checking before you commission a fresh collection. Here's how the two paths compare.
| Topic | A typical off-the-shelf dataset | Malagasy data with us |
|---|---|---|
| Already collected? | No way to know until you've already paid for it | We check our ~35,000-hour speech and conversation pool first and tell you honestly either way |
| Fit to your brief | Built for whoever bought it first, not your exact region, register or use case | Collected or reviewed to the region, script and format you specify |
| Who else has it | The same files can be sold to more than one buyer | Scoped to your engagement, never resold for unrelated projects |
| Checking the fit | You find out after you've already paid for it | A small free sample first, so you check it before committing to volume |
Malagasy data terms, in plain words
General definitions. They describe the field, not a claim about us.
Where Malagasy data fits
Malagasy is one of 100 languages on our languages directory. You can also browse every category on the datasets hub.
Questions about Malagasy data
The datasets FAQ covers questions that apply across every category.
Do you support Malagasy?
Yes. Malagasy is one of 100 languages in this directory, part of our wider language coverage worldwide, including deep Indian language coverage. Tell us the regional variety you need.
Do you already have any Malagasy data collected?
Maybe. We hold around 35,000 hours of off-the-shelf speech, prompts and conversations across our network, but we can't promise Malagasy is in that pool until you ask. It costs nothing to check before you commission a fresh collection.
Can you mix regional varieties of Malagasy in one project?
Yes. Tell us the mix of regions or dialects you need and we'll match contributors from our network to that brief.
Which data types are available in Malagasy?
Speech, text, conversational data and translation to or from Malagasy. Image and video categories don't depend on language, so Malagasy speakers can also appear in those briefs on request.
Is a sample available before we commit?
Yes, a small free sample first.
Can this run alongside other languages in the same project?
Yes. Many engagements mix languages, domains and data types under one brief and one named contact, using our network of 30,000+ people across 150+ projects delivered so far.
What counts as a regional variety of Malagasy?
A version of the language tied to a place or community, which can differ in vocabulary, pronunciation, formality or script from another region's variety. Name the region in your brief if it matters for your use case.
Can you handle Malagasy in its native script?
Yes. Contributors work in the native script by default, with transliteration available if your project needs it instead.
Which variety of Malagasy should I ask for?
Ask for the one your users actually speak. Malagasy is spoken mainly in Madagascar, and the forms most worth naming in a brief are Official (Merina-based) Malagasy, Betsimisaraka, Sakalava and other regional dialects. If you are unsure, describe your users and where they live, and your named contact will help you decide before collection starts.
How is Malagasy written, and does it matter for the data?
Malagasy data uses Latin letters, left to right. The script and its encoding affect how a model reads the data, so say in the brief which one you need and whether a romanized or transliterated version is also required.
Request Malagasy data
Pick the data type, confirm Malagasy as the language and a rough volume, and send it. We'll produce a small sample free before you commit.
- Your named contact replies within one business day.
- We sign an NDA before any data changes hands.
- We produce your free sample, then agree the full scope.
This opens your email app with the brief filled in. Nothing is sent until you press send. You can also use the contact page.