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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Antesaka of Madagascar

The Antesaka of Madagascar, numbering approximately 1,695,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an ethnic group of Madagascar traditionally concentrated along the southeastern coast They are an Indigenous people, with Antaisaka (Antesaka) as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Malagasy people cluster of the Malay Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion. They primarily speak Malagasy, Tesaka.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Antesaka

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Malay Peoples
Country: Madagascar
People Cluster: Malagasy
Primary Language(s): Malagasy, Tesaka (tkg)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 1,695,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015288
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

66%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Malagasy, Tesaka
Language Family: Austronesian

95%
%
Malagasy, Tesaka Speakers

Media Resources in Malagasy, Tesaka:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Malagasy, Tesaka:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Malagasy, Tesaka bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Antesaka are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Antesaka:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Antesaka of Madagascar

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRom 6:23

Pray that those who haven't heard yet will hear and believe that the wages of their sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near.
readIsaiah 55:6

Pray that the lost will seek the Lord while He may be found and call upon Him while He is near, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
readColossians 4:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving, as they bring needs before the Lord.

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
readActs 17:30

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will boldly and lovingly declare that God commands all people everywhere to repent.

Antaisaka Across Countries (ROP3 - 100376) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
AntesakaPG015288AntesakaMadagascar1,695,000Engaged yet UnreachedMalagasy, TesakaEthnoreligion

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